 One could imagine fruitful discussions among the two in the presence of their families and Koteeswara Bharthi, at the early age of 12 started composing kirtanams and prabandhas in the praise of his favourite gods Muruga, Meenalkshi Sundareswarar and Subrahmanya.When he was 18, he became critically ill and at this stage, the legend says that the local deity appeared in his dreams and told him to compose songs in her praise in order to get well.The next day he found that he was feeling much stronger and full of verve.