Was the old woman’s gift to Vijay Singh eccentric? Why?

The old woman was known to be eccentric. She put a small packet into Vijay’s hand which contained a lump of salt and an egg. It was not an eccentric act. Both the gifts proved very useful in his fight against the ghost.

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