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36 Upamanyu

Note: This is not written by me, but my father. He wrote this wonderful story in a mail to me. So here's to you, Baba. - Shreekant 03 August 2009 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why I am curious about Upamanyu? Coz our 'Gotra' is Upamanyu. Who was Upamanyu? What was his significance? We have to reach Tamil Nadu - Chidambaram. The story begins in the lush green thick jungle of Thillaivanam, the place where there is 'Swayambhu' Linga. Whoever has a 'darshan' of this Linga, gets everything he desires. (Rightful & more on the spiritual side). This is the very place (and the nearby area) where Lord Nataraja arrived and gave two extra-ordinary gifts to the mankind - Music & Dance. A great sage named Madyanthinar, related to sage Vashishta, had a brilliant son, named Madyanthinar Jr. These sages were living in a small town (probably a part o