Neeli

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The legend of "Pazhayannur Neeli" stands a classic example for Indian mythical stories. It is believed that there are various versions to the Neeli story and only some people know the true version (not me.. :) ). Yet, there is a classic reference in Tamil literature to Neeli being her teers. If people see someone do a cry act they often use the phrase "???? ??????? ????????? " (Dont shed Neeli tears).

I give you the story which my friend told me (resident of Pazhayannur).

The story starts when a young man leaves on a pilgrimage to North India. There, he meets a Jain woman (Neeli), falls in love and marries her. After some months he comes back home leaving his wife up north on his father's request. Returning home, he marries a woman of his native on his parents' compulsion and starts living a normal life.

Neeli, after a wait of several months comes in search of her husband only to find that he has married another woman and refuses to come back to her. Finally, given no way she dies (suicide / murder is unknown). And as classical myths often go she is said to have come as a ghost and starts threatening her husband's life. The villagers do some rituals and keep her soul away and here is where she comes in disguise of another young woman and sheds her "Neeli tears" and finally ends up killing her husband.

Thus, the villagers build a temple on her name to calm her down to save their village from such threats and harm.

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