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Marimuthu didn't answer with words. Instead, he picked up his weathered udukki. Thuduck-thuduck-thuduck. The sharp, metallic pulse of the drum cut through the air. He began to sing the ancient verses of the .

The rhythmic beat of the echoed through the silver mist of the Western Ghats, marking the beginning of the Bhairavar Thalattu (Bhairava Lullaby). This wasn't a song to put a child to sleep, but a song to awaken the soul’s courage. Marimuthu didn't answer with words

"I have no more time, Grandfather," Arul whispered, sitting by the shrine's stone steps. "I am late for success, late for happiness. Time is my enemy." The sharp, metallic pulse of the drum cut through the air

By the time the final vibration of the drum faded, Arul felt a strange peace. The fierce deity, often feared, had become his guardian. He understood that as long as he moved to the rhythm of his own truth, he was exactly where he needed to be. This wasn't a song to put a child

"Listen to the rhythm, Arul," Marimuthu said between verses. "Kala Bhairava is not just the ender of time; he is the . This 'Thalattu' is to soothe your fear of the passing years."