Small Details of a Great Life
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Many articles used by Rajasekaran have been preserved by family and friends who had an intuition that these would become the cherished treasures of millions in later years.
PRECIOUS SOUVENIRS:
Even as a boy, Rajasekaran
had a sizeable collection of
idols and articles of worship.
Seen here are some of the
idols which were worshipped
daily by him.
Rajasekaran's love of worship was well-known within his family. Once, on a family trip to Tirupati that included many uncles, aunts and cousins, Rajasekaran happened to share a room with some male relatives. At 3 a.m., Rajasekaran rose as usual to perform his daily pooja (worship). He was already lost in worship when an irate relative began to complain noisily about the disturbance. The normally even-tempered Rajasekaran is said to have risen from his seat, calmly walked over to the man and caught him by the throat! The boy then quietly threatened to finish off the man on the spot if he proved himself a hindrance to the pooja. Having said that, Rajasekaran walked serenely back to his seat and resumed his worship. (Understandably, that was the last time dissenting relatives openly voiced any complaints about the boy's activities!)
