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ordered pandemonium.
with the radiance of a pearly-white moon from behind a dark, rain-laden cloud.
The Muraippenn Custom: From ancient times, a man’s elder sister’s daughter, or even his aunt/uncle’s daughter—i.e., his cousin, has been considered a perfect matrimonial match, in Thamizh Nadu. The girl is referred to as his muraippenn—literally, one on whom he has a claim. This custom is the stuff of legends and folklore; stories abound of young men or heroes who carried off girls in the teeth of opposition, because she happened to be his muraippenn; sometimes, it also gave way to intense strife and conflict, between entire generations
Time and space, it seemed, stood still. And aeons passed.
What sort of a question was this? Would the ocean ever nourish a hatred for the brilliant chandran, hanging low in the night sky? And if it should, why on earth would it ever try to reach for it with a thousand of its limbs, the sea-waves?
