Chapter Seventy-Three: The Curse
Immediately, Tasim also immediately began to find someone to respond, the first to come forward was the historian Sashbusha, who studied the Varmar dynasty, said: "The Padmanaba Swami Temple is the breath and life of the Varma royal family, and the treasures should continue to be kept in the temple, and all the affairs of the temple should continue to be controlled by the descendants of the Varma royal family." (Who would believe a historian who studied the Varmar dynasty in Cochin if he had nothing to do with the Varmar family?) )
In order to muddy the waters, Tasim also asked someone to make another point of view: "Treasures should be shown to the world because of their historical and appreciative nature." Some scholars say that the temple treasures are the best demonstration of the material civilization of the region, and that it is conducive to interpreting the commercial and commercial culture of the Kerala region in many ways. Therefore, it is necessary to learn from Egypt and keep the treasures in museums near the temples, which are open to the public and also convenient for scholars to study. ”
Of course, at this time, there were also neutral people who had nothing to do with the two forces to make suggestions, such as the historian Panika, who suggested that the Louvre or the British Museum in India should be built on the basis of these treasures. "This is a great opportunity to build a museum of international standards and to display the treasures for people from all over the world to enjoy," he said. He believes that when the museum is completed, it will complement and stimulate Kerala's pillar industry - tourism.
In short, at this time, there were different opinions and inconsistencies, and just when both sides were fighting a public opinion war in the newspapers, another headache happened to the state government, just when they planned to use a gas cutter to open the last and largest B-shaped secret room, but they were suddenly stopped by a large number of believers.
As the news spread, more and more fanatics from all over the country rushed to the Padmanaba Swamy Temple, sitting barefoot outside the temple in white robes and barefoot, chanting prayers in protest, hoping that the government would not continue to open the secret room, so as not to cause trouble for the local area. One theory is that opening Room B will open "Pandora's Box", bringing curse and disaster to the area where the Padmanaba Swami Temple is located, and those who open the Chamber with their own hands will be destroyed.
There are also believers who warn that there is an underground passage that connects Room B to the sea. If the chamber is opened, it will provoke the wrath of the gods, and the sea will pour in, flooding the entire city. Someone even turned up a news story from the 30s of the last century, saying that in 1908 someone tried to open the secret room of the temple, but was scared away by a group of cobras. According to Hindu legend, sacred places are guarded by cobras. So some believers believe that there must be a large number of cobras in the B chamber, which have guarded the chamber for hundreds of years, ready to attack those who try to enter.
For this statement, the experts are naturally scoffing, because judging from the several secret rooms that have been opened, there is neither enough oxygen and fresh water in them, nor can there be rats that can be used to feed the cobra, how can they survive until now, and there is no trace of cobras in the several secret rooms that have been opened, and there is no reason that the last one will be.
Even so, the state government had to temporarily suspend the opening of the B-shaped secret room in order to calm the emotions of the believers, otherwise once these believers were provoked, it could easily cause bad influences**.
Originally, with Shakru's temperament, he wanted to go over and join in the fun and see if there was anything fun, but at this time, an unexpected incident disrupted his plan.
At the beginning of the matter, it came from the vice president of Imran, who was in charge of contacting him at Rajs Commerce, and Shakru suddenly received a call from him that day, which Shakru was still a little surprised, because he had just finished trading a batch of gold with Rajis Company, and Imran also said that due to the limited liquidity on the company's books, it was difficult to make acquisitions in the short term, and he hoped that Shakru could give him a little more time, so he asked curiously: "Mr. Imran, is your company now rich in books?" ”
"No, how can such a large sum of money suddenly come into the account, this time to trouble Mr. Pandeit, is it something else, I wonder if the ten 12th-century gold oil lamps in your hand have the intention of being sold?." Imran explained.
After listening to Imran's explanation, Shakru felt even more curious, so he teased: "Yo?! What about this kind of project now? ”
Imran hurriedly denied: "No, a big customer of our company wants to collect it after learning that you have these ten golden oil lamps in your hand, so ask us to ask you." ”
In this way, Shakru thinks it is very reasonable, because such a big thing as the treasure of the Padmanaba Swami Temple will definitely attract the attention of collectors in India and even internationally, but now only the ten golden oil lamps in his hands are available for purchase on the official channel, so it is normal for someone to want to contact him.
Although these ten golden oil lamps are said to be from the ancestors of the Pandit family, the problem is that Shakru has never regarded himself as an Indian, let alone a member of the Pandit family, so naturally he will not have any sense of cherishment, and if the price is right, then it is nothing to sell, so he asked: "Oh, how much is this big customer willing to bid?" ”
At this time, Imran on the other side said with some hesitation: "Well, this gentleman thinks that you should also be a collector, so he wants to exchange the collection with you in a barter way." ”
Before Imran could finish speaking, Shakru interrupted: "Forget it, I'm not a collector, if he wants to buy it, he has enough dollars, otherwise forget it." Shakru is not fooling Imran, but he really has no interest in collecting, this kind of antique is troublesome to keep, and you have to beware of others stealing, and in the end it may not be able to guarantee the increase in value, and he is not so much money that he has nowhere to spend, but he doesn't want to invest in this.
Hearing Shakru say this, Imran was a little anxious: "Mr. Pandit, don't be in a hurry to refuse, Mr. Ezkena has treasures from all over the world, and he will definitely be able to meet your requirements, even if you go and have a look, if there is really nothing you want, it's not too late to refuse, isn't it?" ”
Originally, Shakru wanted to refuse again, but when he heard the name "Ezkenna", he suddenly felt very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere in his previous life.