The blood had oozed out and dried long before, forming a dark brown patch. More closer look at the wound and he felt that the murderer had used a sword to draw the triangle. ‘It seems to be written in Vatteluttu, the ancient Tamil script...any idea what it means’ Quite an old and nearly extinct script, he thought in his mind. Historically, people first used the Tamil-Brahmi script, and then over time, developed the Vatteluttu script around 500 AD. There are two regional variants of Vatteluttu: Kolezhuthu and Malayanma and Dr. Sanjeev felt it was in Kolezhuthu. Silence proceeded till The Police chief spoke again. ‘Yes Sir...I mean’ he looked up at the old man standing silently by the corpses’ side. Dr. Sanjeev looked up and saw a pale looking man in late 70’s completely dressed in white. The darkness have given him a ghostly form, the professor felt. He was Bhadraka. Bhadraka, the headman of the Valluvars. Valluvars- the secret tribe of Lord Shiva guarding the divine secret for generations. His eyes had the stillness just before a storm. ‘Rudrapallam Vinashayay – it’s in Sanskrit’ he said in a cold voice. ‘Yes...that what it means...Rudra...something....something’ Tripathy smiled foolishly looking at the Professor. ‘ But what does the triangle means...The murderer had curved it on the chest of both the guards....’ ‘Wait...’ Dr.Sanjeev stopped police chief Tripathy and looked closely at the symbol. ‘Ruudra-pallam Vinashayay...Ruudra...rudrapallam...’ he kept on murmuring, his eyes still closed. Bhadraka looked upon, his heart pulsating quite fast. But why the triangle, the professor thought. ‘The symbol has a long history. Triangle symbol was probably first used in Indus valley script, also called the Harappan script. Seals excavated near Kalibangan of Indus Valley civilization belonging approximately to 2600 B.C. has triangle symbol drawn on it. It has many meanings though, the symbol. In alchemy as a matter of fact, it denotes fire. But...’ Dr. Sanjeev chuckled. Dark lines of doubt appeared on his forehead. ‘But as of why has it been drawn on the body...I really have no clue’ the professor shrugged. He kept on looking at those blood-clotted signs. An extinct script and a triangle symbol! Strange. He thought for a probable co-relation among the two. A multitude of different triangle symbols has its place even in rongorongo script but it seemed improbable here. A voice suddenly caught his attention. It was cold and stern. saptak-firsttry.blogspot.in/2012/12/rudra-trilogy-1-read-first-4-chapters.html
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