Shoba Narayan, author of several best sellers including Monsoon Diary, Katha, and Return to India had written an elaborate account of her personal visit to Palani temple. She shares information about Lord Murugan, the Siddhas, Agathiyar and Bhogar and the reasons for doing rituals. She shares a rare peak into the making of the famous Palani Panchamirtham as she brings us into the inner corridors of Palani temple where the famed Panchamirtham is made and packed for sale. She shares certain insights about the running of the temple and provides us the Panchamirtham recipe too.