Vand­hi was an ardent devo­tee of Shi­va. Dis­guised as a young boy, Shi­va approached Vand­hi with a deal. “If you offer put­tu every­day, I shall car­ry the sand to the riv­er banks”. (Puttu is cooked riceflower and grated coconut, a staple diet in Tamilnadu and Kerala, India). He added that she need not give make fresh puttu, just the left over or stale ones would do. Over­joyed with this deal, Van­thi made put­tu every­day. It so hap­pened that even the fresh put­tu she made, turned stale, but the boy (Lord Shi­va) had it all. He would go to the banks and just lie down under a tree with­out doing any work. Angered by his behav­ior, the super­vi­sors brought up the mat­ter to the king. The King sum­moned the young boy and asked him to start fill­ing the banks imme­di­ate­ly. When the boy refused, the arrogant King took a cane and start­ed beat­ing the boy. The moment he hit the boy, every­one includ­ing the king felt the pain. That is when the king realised his mis­take that the young boy was none other than the Lord himseld. With his arrogamce shattered, and being humbled the King eventually bowed down to Lord Shi­va.

For hav­ing car­ried sand in exchange for put­tu, the young boy (Lord Shiva) got the name name “put­tukku man suman­thana peru­man”. Buy this 8 inch (clay ) Bommai (Dolls) Golu set for Navaratri as a uhnique theme to decorate your Golu Padi stand, from GiriUK.