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Other Temples related to Anas奴ya and Atri Other than the Sucindramtemple there are several other temples in India related to Anasuya and Atri, representing the same story with certain variations. Two of them are cited here as examples.* (a) Trimurti Hills, Munnar, Kerala The temple situates in Munnar range of Sahya mountains. The story of Trimurtis runs thus: Atri and Anasuya are residing in a hermitage on Kadambavana in the neighbourhood of the Trimurti Hills. P膩rvati requested Lord Siva to demonstrate to erring humanity the real merit and excellence of wifely chastity. The Brahma, Vis峁噓 and Siva, disguising themselves as old mendicants approach the Asrama of Atri. In SSM the Trimurtis themselves decide to test the chastity of Anas奴ya and not by the advice of P膩rvati. There is also some other difference with the story in SSM. In the legend of Trimurti Hills, it is stated that at the time of the arrival of Trimurtis, Atri is engaged in performing oblations, and that consequently, it is Anasuya who welcomes the guests. Moreover, unlike in the story of SSM, the Trimurtis do not impose the condition that Anas奴ya should be naked while serving them food, but they themselves are all on a partial state of nudity when they approach Anasuya for alms. Faced by the two alternatives of either dismissing the food for the aged pilgrims or herself meeting the mendicants who are in a semi-nude state, she instinctively prays for their transformation into three babies; and her wish is fulfilled. Eventually the three goddesses, Sarasvati, Laksmi and P膩rvati come down to Atri's Asrama in order to persuade Anas奴ya to release their lords from their trammels. 134