(1)
I sit near the statue observing it while she performs
the arthi in the sanctum sanctorum. The sreechoornam
cuts the idol's forehead, revealing its symmetry. She
returns, asking me if I could see the silver line in the eye.
It was absent yesterday.
(2)
An array of coral jasmines has formed on the veshti
I spread out beneath the tree last evening. This morning,
as I approach it, I hear a song: it is Ahir Bhairavi.
(3)
The discussion on the Alvars is interrupted
by the smell of sandal that isn't there anywhere in the house.
It means affirmation.
(4)
I feel the heaviness of oil being poured on one side of my head.
Someone massages it vigorously. I wake up with a headache.
The Siddhar talks of uncorrelated events. But in the end,
he says
something that is of relevance: He is not
gone.