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Naadis (Predictive Palm Leaf Readings of India)

2nd April 1999      Barry Pittard @beachaccess.com.au

I'm an Australian who has spent a number of years in India serving in 
academic and social service areas.

I'm slowly exploring the topic of naadis, the predictive readings on 
palmyra (or palm) leaves purportedly authored by great ancient sages - such 
as Brighu, Shuka, Shukra, Agasthya, Kousika, Koumara, Kakbhusandi, Bhoga, 
Pullipani, Vashista, Vishwamitra, etc.

Even the slightest bits of information help me to "jigsaw" a larger picture 
together. I want to make contact with anyone who knows any shred of 
information about these leaves - addresses of naadi jyothishas (readers), 
and experiences - convincing or otherwise - of any one who has ever 
consulted these leaves.

Barry Pittard         [email protected]

3rd April 1999      Ramkumar D @gto.net.om

I have once consulted a person in Coimbatore who is claiming that he is
having "shukhar" nadi jothidam- palm leaves. There are many such
centeres all over Tamilnadu which specialise in nadi jothidam. The main
place for this is a place called "Vaitheeswaran koil" near Thanjavur in
Tamil Nadu.

I can say my experience as amazing, they just take right hand thumb
impression and bring a bunch of palm leaves. After that they start
reading from the leaves and ask questions, one has to say just yes or
no. The questions are general like about your name, age, begining letter
of your name in tamil, realtives etc. These questions are asked to
locate the leaf containing your predictions. Once you say no to a
question they jump to the next leaf and keep asking questions related to
what is wriiten on the leaf. This is done till you are convinced that
the details being read are completely yours.Remember you are just
saying  yes or no for all the questions asked.

The leaves mainly contain general description about you like  your
name,  age, place of birth, date of birth, name of your parents, about
your brothers and sisters and even the planetary positions at the time
of your birth. The purpose for which you have come to see the leaves.
They say it is written that on so and so date the person will come to
see and know about his previous life and problems he faces in his
present life,. that is why this is called "Nadi Jothidam" where 'Nadi'
means seek and come in Tamil.

They are not able to locate the leaves for all people. If they do not
find the leaves containing your details they do not charge fees for
that. 

If anybody else has any experience or opinion in this regard I would
also like to hear from them.

Thanks

D Ramkumar