Snake

It was believed that Sundaresa Iyer used to pray Snakes – obviously Cobra to the extent that he befriended it. It used to quietly come and rest in the pooja room hissing to his chants! Those days Pooja room had strict entry and had its sanctity. However, the sight of snake had frightened the family members and one day Iyer had to request the snake “Subbaraya…go to your place and I will come and see you; because people are frightened here” and it quietly slithered its way to his molehill..