AANA (ELEPHANT)PART 2 Continued frompart 1
6. AANA CHANDAM.(ELEPHANTS BEAUTY) While any arrangements completed appear beautiful, itis compared to the beauty of elephant. With respect to young girls, general beautyas well as walking like an elephant is considered beautiful. 7. ELEPHANTS ANDTEMPLES (KERALA AND TAMILNADU) Many temples in Kerala have their own Elephant/Elephants. During festivals the temple elephant would be the most prominent.Many temples get elephants as an offering by devotees. Most important amongthem is Guruvayur. At one time offering of elephants was stopped temporarily dueto vast number of elephants in the elephant sanctuary at Punnathurkkotta. In front of most temples in Kerala there is aprominent area called “Aana kottil” where decorated elephants are brought oneby one. The small deity is carried on the most prominent elephant forezhunnllippu (Circumambulation around the temple). At the end of ezhunnallippuin the evening for the performance of “seva”; Elephants are arranged to standfacing the sanctum. In Tamilnadu,many temples have elephants; they are decorated and made to stand onfestive occasions. Mostly they are chained and made to relax in the outerprakaram. Most of these elephants are smaller in size. 8. AANATTHAVALAM. In the forest area where abundant elephants are there elephantsused to remain in certain places. These are called Aanathavalam or Aaanavattam In the trucking route to Sabarimala there are twoplaces called “CHERIYANA VATTAM and VALYANAVATTAM.” There is also Aanamala in TamilnaduKerala Border. 9. BIOLOGICALINFORMATION. In some postingabout the elephants, I read, the testicles not seen outside in male elephantare at head. Like me many would have read so. Mr. Venkatraman corrected me- IT IS INSIDE IN THE HIND LEG PORTION. Similarly ifan elephant keep its ear folded, it is felt in must. Earlier the domesticated she elephants earlier neverused to get pregnant. But in recent years she elephants, kept in the company ofmale elephants, get pregnant, though not very frequently. In Northeasternstates their domestication is more and they mate elephants and also help indelivery of calf. 10. AANAYUTTU During a special period for about a month, elephantsare made to rest and given medicinal foods. Domesticated elephants are broughtin batches and fed. The practice is in Kerala and Tamilnadu. The sensitive partscalled “Marmam”are known to elephant physicians and some of them are told to mahouts. 11. AANA CHANDA There is an annual market period to sell and purchaseelephants in the north near Jaipur. Many elephants in the south now arepurchased and brought from there. They are taught commands in Malayalam afterthey are brought here. 12. SAYINGSCONNECTED WITH ELEPHANTS These are few sayings connected with elephants. 1 AAaneyavangan Kasundu, thotti vangan kasilla( There is money to purchase an elephant, but there is no money to purchase hook. Unless hook isnot there mahout cannot control the elephant. The saying means there must be reserves for added essential expenditures after spending large amount for awork. While money is spent on purchasing of clothes for dresses, reserve money must therefor STITCHING them also. 2. AAnaikkueappozum ponnuvila(Elephant has value whether alive or dead Another one is whether an elephant is alive or dead,it is wealth. While alive by deploying in works and after death from it’s bodyparts like ivory. 3. Aaanaye petikkanam, Aaana pindathinaepedikkano? (One has to fear an elephant, does to fear ofelephant’s dung?) The saying is very oftenused to mean the activities of relatives and lower grade subordinate staff ofbig officers- Some distant relatives of collector or the dafedar pretending as if he is thedistrict collector. 4 Ammavan aanapuratthukeriyal, aninthiravantae pinnil thaznambundakumo? (If the uncle knew to climb on the elephant and sit for long time, whether his nephew would have marks in his backof longtime sitting ?) The saying means to say,by a relation, one person’s experience is nottransferred. It has to be gained . If the father was a famous writer, the son can become a writer providedhe too shows interest in writing. 2.3 Aaana poyae pinnaevatiyum kondu natanntentha? ( What is the purpose served by a mahout walkingwith his controlling stick, NOT HAVING THE ELEPHANT with him). Mainly it is talked ofsome government officers thinking they have some RESIDUAL POWER - AFTER RETIREMENT. It is false.A former is aformer. I recollect the words ofSri Vijakumar former chief secretary of Kerala Government- IAS is a position holdingwhile in service.Afterwards he is an ordinary man, one among others. I will continue in the next posting -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1397239946.886316.1644332068347%40mail.yahoo.com.
