Hello Friends,
I have always fantasied about participating in this festival for a long time. Do you believe that such kind of festivals are there in this world. Where men are supposed to be dressed as women and offer their prayer??????
| KOTTANKULANGARA CHAMAYAVILAKKU |
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| Celebrated In : Kollam, Kerala | | | Significance : Kottakulangara Temple, Chavara.a | | | In the month of : March/April | | | Main Ritual : Men dressing up as women as an offering to the deity | |
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| Kottankulangara Chamayavillanku is a unique festival, which is held at the Kottankulangara temple in Chavara, near Kollam, where hundreds of sturdy men dress up as comely females. This is an offering to the goddess Bhagavathy, the deity of the temple. |
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| In this unique ritual called 'Chamaya Vilakku' (make-up lamp), the 'Damsels' come to the temple at night in a long procession with lighted lamps in their hands. The ritual occurs during March - April each year. |
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