This song reminds me of all those night outs on Shivarathri at Revathy’s house. I used to accompany Revu and her mother for the Sivaalaya Ottam, which is basically ‘temple-hopping’ on the eve of Shivarathri. We fast and stay awake the whole night listening to devotional songs and chants and when we break the fast in the morning, there will be hot, steaming breakfast of idli and thenga chammanthi waiting at the dining table lovingly cooked by Susheela aunty and Sudha aunty, Revu’s mom. Aah good old days!

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