Chapter 363 Padmanaba Swamy Temple

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Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala. After receiving the ambassador of the U.S. Embassy in Mumbai and the chief minister of Maharashtra, Guo Shouyun came here at the invitation of the Kader family.

Located at the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent, Kerala has a typical tropical rainforest climate with rivers and humid climate, even now that winter is on. It is very beneficial to Guo Shouyun, who is recovering from his injuries.

Moreover, in order to repay his kindness, the Kader family specially sent him a set of manors for recuperation. It just so happens that he doesn't have to buy a house anymore. As for hotels, after experiencing the terrorist attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel, he vowed never to live in any hotel again in his life. Even if you spend more money to buy a house, you won't live in a hotel.

"Bruce!"

Looking at the beautiful woman wearing a white floral long-sleeved T-shirt and a black hip skirt, smiling towards him, Guo Shouyun put down the book in his hand and stood up.

"Didn't you go to inspect the renovation of the hospital, why did you come back so soon?"

Katya naturally approached the man's arms, wrapped his hands around his thick waist, and said with an affectionate smile: "The engineering team you chose is very responsible, I think there is nothing to worry about and I will come back early!"

After holding the delicate flower who was close at hand, she kissed it lightly, "I thought you missed me!"

"You're my boyfriend, of course I miss you!"

"Take it, let's go get some exercise!"

"Don't. Your leg isn't quite healed yet!Oh, yes, it's time for you to change your dressing!" As she spoke, Katya gently pushed the man in her arms away and turned to get the medicine box.

Although Guo Shouyun only has a fractured bone and soft tissue injury, he also needs at least a month of recovery period.

Katya is indeed a very good doctor, and Guo Shouyun's recovery from his injuries these days is basically in her charge.

"That's it!"

Guo Shouyun looked at the thighs wrapped with white gauze and fixed wooden boards, and said helplessly: "How long will I continue to wrap this thing?"

"Hee-hee, it'll be removed in another week. ”

"A week, oh my God, I've had enough!"

"Okay, a week is pretty fast. Come, I'll convince you to go out for a walk. Moderate exercise will help you recover!"

After habitually putting his left arm into Katya's arms, Guo Shouyun walked towards the garden behind the manor with some clumsy steps.

The estate is located on a hill outside Thiruvananthapuram, with views of the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the size of a county-level city in China, and the turbulent Arabian Sea.

Looking at the man with a calm expression and looking at the man in the distance, he hesitated for a moment, "Bruce, will you go back to the United States after you recover from your injuries?"

"I'll be in India for a while, then I'll go to China to take care of some work and then I'll go back to the United States. After a pause, looking at the worried expression on the beautiful woman's face, Guo Shouyun smiled, "Don't worry, there are a lot of our company's businesses here in India, and I also have private jets." So, I'll be coming over more often in the future. Besides, you're so beautiful, I'm reluctant to leave you behind. ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and scraped the bridge of the other party's pretty nose.

Katya turned to joy and tightened the arm in her arms, "That's what you said, if you can't do it." I'll chase you to the United States. ”

"I'd be happier if you were to the United States!"

"I want to go too, but I can't bear to be here! Especially my parents, and my ideals!"

"It's okay, I understand!" after touching the beauty's head, "Katya, I've been bored here all day." Why don't you take me out for a walk? ”

"Okay, where do you want to go?"

"Go there!"

Guo Shouyun raised his hand and pointed to the center of Thiruvananthapuram, where a magnificent building with a white appearance appeared in Katya's eyes.

"Padmanaba Swami Temple?"

Katya, who is a native of the area, quickly recognized the origins of the building.

"Hmm... I found myself quite unlucky, staying in a five-star hotel can encounter terrorist attacks, so I am ready to go and worship God, bless me not to be so miserable in the future!"

Looking at the decay that could be shown on Guo Shouyun's face, Katya sneered, "Bruce, you have to be pious to worship God in order to be blessed by God." With obvious intentions like yours, God will punish you!"

Guo Shouyun smiled, "Katya, in the thinking of our Chinese people. Man is the first, and God is only an accessory. If I worship you usefully, then incense, candles, paper money, and merit donations will not be missing you. But if you're useless, sorry, stay cool. If I don't demolish your temple and pour down your golden body, I already have a good temper!"

The pragmatic worldview and the theory that man will conquer heaven seriously violate the moral ethics that Katya has always followed. After listening to this, her head was a little short-circuited.

Looking at Katya who was stunned, Guo Shouyun smiled and touched her head, "Let's go!

On the way back, Katya repeatedly confirmed that what Guo Shouyun said before was indeed serious and not joking, and after pondering for a long time, he said a sentence with emotion and complexity.

"You Huaxia people are really terrible!"

Now Guo Shouyun's travel is more troublesome than before, especially after the terrorist attack at the Taj Mahal Hotel, he has further strengthened the security around him, and it takes more than half an hour to prepare alone.

Twelve bodyguards, five cars in front and behind protect Guo Shouyun and Katya from the manor. In addition to the first visit, Guo Shouyun is the second time he has come into contact with the market of Thiruvananthapuram.

It has to be said that the difference between the north and the south of India is indeed much greater than imagined. In terms of race, because the north is often invaded by Persians, Mongols, and Aryans from Central Asia, its complexion is generally white, and there are more handsome guys and beauties because of mixed race. In contrast, the South is short in stature and darker-skinned, and is almost similar to blacks except for some differences in appearance.

There are also differences in the languages of the two sides. Hindi, which is popular in the north, is rarely spoken in the south. Because India is not like China, there are very few empires that have truly unified the entire Indian subcontinent. So, the South has its own culture and language. Kerala, for example, has Malayalam, the official language. Tamil is spoken in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu.

In addition, compared with the north, the south is relatively wealthy, and Bangalore, Chennai, and Mysore are all relatively economically developed cities in India. Moreover, the religious atmosphere in the South, the literacy rate of the general population, the mortality rate, the crime rate, etc., all surpass those in the North. In the case of Kerala, the mortality rate is low, the literacy rate is among the world's most advanced, the birth rate is lower than that of the United States, and it is declining rapidly, and the life expectancy in Kerala is close to that of the United States and Western Europe. In more than 900 townships with a population of 30 million, 80% of whom are rural, there are more than 5,000 libraries and more than 3,000 newspapers and magazines. Each commune also has its own newspaper, which is distributed to every household.

Except for Hinduism, which is believed by 58% of the people, India is definitely two worlds from the impression of ordinary people.

Of course, because of these differences, there is also discrimination in the south and north of India. Northerners feel that Southerners are rude, black-skinned, and uncivilized. Southerners feel that northerners are poor, and forcible ~ rape and robbery have ruined the image of India.

It's better to see than to hear, although Guo Shouyun doesn't know what the typical northern Indian cities of New Delhi and Kolkata look like. But Thiruvananthapuram is indeed a bit better than Mumbai. Although in his opinion, the people here are also poor, but there is less noise and more peace.

The car was parked outside the temple gate, where there were many devout believers. They were lying or sitting, which made Guo Shouyun deeply feel the erosion of religion on Indians.

"What's wrong with him?"

Guo Shouyun pointed to a man with his upper body. He lay on a stone railing, staring at the statue of the temple with a stupid gaze, and then wept inexplicably.

This is simply too unbelievable for Guo Shouyun.

"He is a devout person of Lord Shiva, don't bother him!"

Katya pulled Guo Shouyun's arm and walked towards the inside of the temple under the escort of his bodyguards.

"Miss Katya!"

After the group walked in, a monk dressed in traditional Indian attire walked over and said respectfully.

Katya folded her hands and bowed reverently before they continued inside. Then Guo Shouyun found that the monks here had all done the same thing after encountering Katya.

"Do you come here often?"

"No, I rarely come here except for special festivals. ”

"Then how do they all know you?"

"It's simple. This Padmanaba Swami temple was built by our royal family of Travankol. Although India has banned the princely states, the temple still belongs to our Kadr royal family. The entire temple is now managed by the Khader Foundation. ”

"So, these guards and monks are all retainers of your family?"

"You can say that!" Katya nodded, "There is a shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva in front, remember to take off your shoes and go in, don't speak, and bow down to be religious." ”

Looking at her solemn appearance, Guo Shouyun nodded.

"Don't worry!"

Shiva, one of the three main gods of Hinduism, formerly known as the god of fertility in the Indus civilization era "beast master" and the god of Vedic storms Rudra, has both reproductive and destruction, creation and destruction dual character, presenting a variety of strange and grotesque different appearances, mainly Linga phase, horror phase, gentle phase, superhuman phase, three-faced phase, dancing king phase, Liga lord phase, half-female lord and other disguises, Linga is the most basic symbol of Shiva.

The statue of Shiva that Guo Shouyun saw has the typical image of Shiva with four heads and three eyes, holding three forks, conch, jugs, drums, etc., wearing animal skin clothes, painted with ashes, a crescent moon on his head as a decoration, and his hair is coiled into a horn shape, with the symbol of the Ganges River. Around her neck is a golden cobra, and next to the rosette is a white cow.