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The Kottankulangara Festival or Chamayavilakku is an annual Hindu festival Kerala, India in which thousands of male devotees dress-up as females and celebrate the festival. The festival takes place at the Kottankulangara Devi temple at Kollam, which is sacred to the goddess Bhagavathy.
Kottangkulangara Chamayavilakku, a unique festival held at the Kottankulangara Sree Devi Temple, Chavara near Kollam, where men dressed up as women offer ...
The story The legend has it that a group of cowherds found a coconut and tried to break it with a stone they found in the woods. The stone bled, the scared cowherds ran to the village elders, who consu
lted the astrologers who divined the presence of the Goddess. Those days, girls used to offer pujas in the temples. Since this was a forest, the cowherds dressed up as girls and offered the puja. To this day, for the festival, men dress up as women and carry out a procession during the night to please the goddess. The celebration Come evenings and people start gathering along the roads leading to the Kottamkulangara temple. Men from across the state join the procession, dressed in sarees, jewelleries, and put on makeup and take part in this unique ritual. The men hold the divine Chamayavilakku (traditional lamp) and walk around the temple as a symbol of their devotion to the presiding deity, and pray to get their wishes fulfilled. dress up in sarees and colourful salwar suits. And that is not all, they wear bangles, flowers on their hair and wait patiently for the goddess to come out of the temple and bless them. Over the last couple of years, a lot of members of the LGBT community arrive in droves for this festival. For them, it is a celebration of their pride. But, you will also find men dressed as women - looking every bit awkward and out of their elements here too. The underlying emotion here is reverence to the mother goddess. *When is it?* This year, the festival is on March 23 and March 24 How to reach: Kottamkulangara is near Chavara in Kollam District. Situated close to the National Highway, buses will be the easiest way to reach the temple. If you are traveling by train, you can get off at Kollam and take a bus to Kottankulangara.
एक ऐसा ही त्योहार है 'चमयाविलक्कू' उत्सव, (Chamayavilakku festival) जो केरल के कोल्लम जिले के देवी मंदिर में हर साल मार्च की महीने में मनाया जाता है. हालांकि, त्योहार का सबसे दिलचस्प पहलू यह है कि, इसे सेलिब्रेट करने के लिए पुरुष साड़ी पहनकर महिलाओं की तरह तैयार होते हैं और एक अनोखे अनुष्ठान में शामिल होते हैं.
कोट्टनकुंलंगरा श्री देवी मंदिर में जो प्रतिमा है वह स्वयंभू है, लोककथाओं में भी मंदिर और उत्सव का जिक्र मिलता है. ऐसा कहा जाता है कि लड़कों के ग्रुप को जंगल में खेलते वक्त एक नारियल मिला था. जब उन्होंने इसे तोड़ने की कोशिश की तो इसमें से खून बहने लगा. जब उन्होंने इसके बारे में लोगों को बताया तब इस नारियल को देवी माना गया. इसके बाद यहां मंदिर की स्थापना की गई.
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10 сен 2024
