THE ORACLE OF KARUTHUPUZHA (HB)

With two cows and four mouths
to feed, Nareshan can barely make ends meet selling milk to the inhabitants
of Karuthupuzha. That is, until his daughter, Sarasu, is possessed by the
demon-god, Chaathan. Now, the faithful from all over Karuthupuzha and beyond
visit Nareshan with money and gifts to receive Chaathan?s blessings. The
sceptics of the town, meanwhile, believe that Nareshan is fooling everyone to
make money. However, when one of the leading sceptics in town, Dasappan,
member of the Communist Party, rationalist and atheist, loses his mind after
loudly proclaiming that Chaathan is a farce, the people?s belief in a divine
power residing in Sarasu is reinforced.With the number of faithful only
growing as each day passes, Nareshan realizes that his daughter?s possession
might be the best thing to have happened to him. When the rich widow Ponnamma
comes to his house to seek help from Chaathan for her son, Nanu, the fate of
Nareshan and his family is set to change forever.?? In The Oracle of Karuthupuzha, Manu
Bhattathiri revisits the town of Karuthupuzha that was immortalized in The
Town That Laughed and Savithri?s Special Room and Other Stories.