Its 8 in the morning. Sundari chellamma is ready. Maharaja Chithira thirunal is arriving for the daily temple visit. The raja's humility is a "must see". Even in his plymouth car, he looks at you with folded hands. The royal look with a green velvet cap and the green stone mala shining on his chest and the diamond studded sword, he walks with all humility from Sree Padmanabha swamy temple to Sanghumughom on the Arat day. Everyone of us will love to be related to him.
It is this great man our Sundari Chellamma is waiting. She sometimes jump before the car. All she wants is a look at that most handsome face, because she has assumed herself to be the Rani.
She at her 50's still look good with the 'neriyathu' tied up in kerala style. Glass Bangles in her hand "kai niraya vala", eye brows in shape by nature (there were no beauty parlours ) The eyes are beautified by "kan mashi" (Kan mazhi when prepared from the carbon of the lamp lighted by gingelly oil adds to the health of the eyes). The jewellery is sure to be duplicate or else she would have been killed by this time.
We dont know where she sleeps, or eats.. but we see her around the Temple premises. She carries a "banda kettu" and in it is the photo of the young Chitira Tirunal. Though some miscreants shouts "Sundari Chellamma" which she reacts in a befitting language, the public see her with empathy. She carried a cane to drive away bad people.
She was as ordinary woman as any other lady, having dreams till that day Sri Chitira tirunal accidentally happened to touch her hand while distributing some prizes at a function in the school where she was teaching.
she became hysteric.
people who were in Trivandrum inside Fort area may remember her.
This was just one of the characters in my childhood days in this area.
nice one :)
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