UNSEEN PASSAGE
Where is Kesavan? yelled the priest as the time to take the idols around the pariharas was nearing. There was no sign of the bedecked pachyderm. The mahout came running to say the animal was off colour since morning. It would not come to the nearby pond for the ritual bath; it refused to eat and would not allow cloth to be thrown over it. The mahout told the priest that he could not understand his ward's petulance. He could not get the elephant ready for the day's procession.
2. The mahout returned to the elephant shed and found Kesavan still sulking. What a contrast to the normal routine! Every day, the elephant would be up on its feet with a mere prod from the mahout. It would then walk to the pond and allow the mahout to throw buckets of water over it and scrub its sides. Back at the shed, it would eat sugarcane, jiggery and fruits. Then the mahout would apply vibhuti on its forehead and
trunk. Then it would kneel and allow the cloth to be thrown over it and a mount placed on its back. Once ready, it would walk to the temple Gopuram and wait for the priest's call. The devotees would offer it bananas and coconut while some, who wanted to be blessed, would offer coins as it touched their heads lightly with its trunk. When it was
time for the procession, it would kneel so that the idol could be placed on the mount. Then it would walk around led by the temple musicians and followed by the jostling crowd. But today Kesavan was in no mood to follow the daily regimen.
3. The mahout, unhappy that the morning's procession did not happen, went home and found Gopu, his son, still playing. He asked his wife why Gopu had not gone to school. She explained that Gopu, just backfrom a holiday in Mumbai, needed a little break before he could resume his routine. She didn't force him because she was confident that Gopu, always a good student, would return to his schedule on his own.
4. The mahout understood why Kesavan had been so recalcitrant that morning. It had just come back from a month long camp at Madhumalai, where it had vast open spaces to wander, unfettered by humans, flowing rivers and plentiful supply of green fodder. Kesavan, like Gopu, needed a period of adjustment before it resumed its daily
schedule.
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What was the reason to the elephant's behaviour
that day?
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