living with the man, he learns of their daily life and culture. he notices that they have built a world where sight is not required for anything. he observes when a baby is born in the valley, the juice of a special fruit is given to the infant by the midwives immediately. ramanagan informs raghuraman this is the fruit of the sacred tree which was given to them by a goddess when the infants of the valley started to die upon being born. intrigued by this raghuraman climbs the tree eats the tasty and highly addictive fruit which is called ilama pazham (ilama fruit) by the valley people, the seeds of which are extremely poisonous, which is a common delicacy among them. after eating it, he turns blind and helpless. he is captured by the king’s soldiers and is ordered to be executed by forcing him to eat the seeds of ilama pazham, a very rare and cruel punishment.