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Ayyavazhi mythology - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Kalineesan, whose tavam became defective thence, came back to his country despaired, and, got resigned to a prediction that, even if he were to have a son, it would be only the sons of his sister who would rule the country. |
 | | The Kalineesan, while succumbing to the murderous attack, mistaking it to be a betrayal by the body-guards, cursed them that they and their progenies would be oppressed with oozhiyam (coolie service) and severe taxes as long as the king’s dynasty ruled the country. |
 | | Kalineesan imposed a system of ‘compulsory free service’ called as oozhiyam, to be rendered by the Santror to the king, to royal family, to the ‘high castes’, and to the state. |
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