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Â  Sethu Ramanâ€™s son receives Lord Shivaâ€™s special mercy  

Sethuramanâ€™sÂ sonÂ NarayananÂ graduatedÂ withÂ aÂ majorÂ inÂ computerÂ sciâ€
ence.Â HeÂ movedÂ toÂ ChennaiÂ whereÂ heÂ wasÂ employedÂ asÂ aÂ programâ€
mer.Â WhileÂ inÂ Chennai,Â heÂ completedÂ hisÂ MastersÂ andÂ eventuallyÂ gotÂ 
anÂ oï¬€erÂ toÂ workÂ atÂ MicrosoÂ inÂ theÂ USA.Â ThreeÂ monthsÂ beforeÂ deâ€
parngÂ toÂ theÂ USA,Â NarayananÂ wasÂ introducedÂ toÂ Thiruvannamalai,Â aÂ 
famousÂ pilgrimageÂ siteÂ ofÂ LordÂ Shiva.Â Â ThereÂ isÂ aÂ sacredÂ mountainÂ thatÂ 
isÂ worshippedÂ asÂ LordÂ ShivaÂ Himself.Â TheÂ Annamalai,Â orÂ redÂ mountain,Â 
liesÂ behindÂ theÂ AnnamalaiyarÂ ShivaÂ temple.Â TheÂ mountainÂ isÂ sacredÂ 
andÂ consideredÂ aÂ lingam,Â orÂ iconicÂ representaonÂ ofÂ Shiva.Â Â  

EveryÂ monthÂ duringÂ theÂ fullÂ moonÂ day,Â moreÂ thanÂ 100,000Â pilgrimsÂ 
circumambulateÂ theÂ HillÂ (16Â kilometersÂ circumference)Â whichÂ isÂ calledÂ 
alsoÂ Â GiriÂ Valam.Â BeingÂ theÂ devoteeÂ ofÂ Muruga,Â NarayananÂ wasÂ natuâ€
rallyÂ aractedÂ toÂ LordÂ ShivaÂ andÂ hisÂ templeÂ atÂ Thiruvannamalai.Â DuringÂ 
aÂ periodÂ ofÂ 3Â monthsÂ NarayananÂ visitedÂ toÂ ThiruvannamalaiÂ 5Â mesÂ 
andÂ circumambulatedÂ theÂ Hill.Â HeÂ feltÂ blessedÂ byÂ LordÂ Shiva.Â 
NarayananÂ relocatedÂ toÂ theÂ UnitedÂ States.Â Â HeÂ marriedÂ aÂ sincereÂ womâ€
anÂ andÂ theyÂ beganÂ theirÂ family.Â HeÂ connuedÂ worshippingÂ LordÂ ShivaÂ 
everyÂ day.Â DueÂ toÂ hisÂ religiousÂ fervor,Â heÂ Â heldÂ aÂ fastÂ onÂ everyÂ Trayâ€ 
odasiÂ calledÂ PrathoshamÂ toÂ pleaseÂ LordÂ Shiva.Â OneÂ AmericanÂ coworkerÂ 
ofÂ NarayananÂ namedÂ GaryÂ askedÂ himÂ aÂ quesonÂ toÂ understandÂ whyÂ heÂ 
fasted.Â HeÂ inquired,Â â€œWillÂ GodÂ beÂ happyÂ onlyÂ whenÂ someoneÂ Â fastsÂ andÂ 
whatÂ aboutÂ someoneÂ whoÂ isÂ notÂ fasng?Â WillÂ theÂ LordÂ beÂ angryÂ withÂ 
him?â€Â NarayananÂ couldÂ notÂ answerÂ hisÂ quesonsÂ asÂ heÂ didÂ notÂ haveÂ 
muchÂ philosophicalÂ backgroundÂ inÂ VedicÂ knowledge.Â HeÂ wasÂ neverÂ 
trainedÂ inÂ understandingÂ hisÂ relaonshipÂ toÂ GodÂ andÂ ritualÂ worshipÂ 
pracces.Â ForÂ him,Â worshipÂ wasÂ partÂ ofÂ aÂ grandÂ tradionÂ dangÂ fromÂ 
ancientÂ IndiaÂ thatÂ heÂ  followedÂ becauseÂ hisÂ forefathersÂ followed.Â Â Â ItÂ 
wasÂ partÂ ofÂ hisÂ familyÂ dutyÂ asÂ priestsÂ ofÂ theÂ MurugaÂ temple.Â Â 
NarayananÂ alsoÂ befriendedÂ MukeshÂ Sharma,Â anotherÂ coworker.Â Â  </code></pre>
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