The spectacular composition of paintings in the beams and ceilings of the Rama temple in Ayodhyapattinam   Kabandan (meaning headless torso) was cursed by a sage who was disturbed by him while doing a research in the medicinal use of plants and herbs. The sage cursed him to continue to have the asura roopa which he held only as a disguise. The otherwise beautiful Kabandan was very disturbed by this curse and asks for release from the curse. The sage says, 'the day Rama cuts your hands and does the samskara, will you attain your original form.'
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