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I cannot place it on the ground too! Ravan looked about and he saw an ordinary boy tending his flock of sheep!
"Hey boy! shouted Ravan.
"Hold this for me! I will be back soon. Under no circumstance let it touch the ground; do you hear me? The boy nodded, tightly grasping the Atma-lingam. Satisfied that the boy had understood, Ravan left. What a shock 😲 he got when he returned! The Lingam was on the ground and the boy was nowhere to be seen!
"Aaargh! Ravan ran to pick it up. But it was sinking into the ground.
"Unngg hhhh!"
Ravan pulled. But the Lingam did not budge.
"Huh? This is no Lingam! These are cow ears now! a defeated Ravan stopped tugging.
(These cow ears sticking out became the site of a famous temple called Gokarnam or cow's ears. People pay respect to Shiva's Atma-lingam here).
Thus, Ravan returned to Lanka with nothing to show! It is said that Ravan's mother resumed her fast and most probably passed away after a while. Ravan's foolishness was never forgotten.

©Sanjoy Khuman
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