For Tamiz and non-Tamiz readers – “Sarakku” is slang for liquor which is not necessarily Toddy.
Last Friday (4th June) around 10 PM, my friend Thiyagu and I were heading towards Kodambakkam railway station to go home. There has been kind of spiritual activity in a temple nearby (loud speakers blaring some pooja slokas and mantras for couple of days). But on that day, the spiritual activity had ceased. There was a 30 feet or odd Lord Venkateshwara cut-out with all fancy lighting around him. To add effect of Friday evening and to probably cool down the spiritual effect, loud speakers were pouring out liquor based hit songs from Tamiz movies. A tent was erected nearby for people to showcase their dancing skills – not sure if Sarakku was served or not and whether people danced with its effect or not.
One could have spared the God from all these non-sense. It was very sure that no one could object to it as it must have been organised through the local political "dadas". No resident would wish to get a mouthful of abuse by intervening.
This is Kali Yuga and as per Hindu mythology, the world will undergo a clean-up once this fourth Yuga ends. The way I saw that activity, I could sense that the end days are not far behind :-)
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