

Some say that it is related to the story of Kannaki of Silappathikaram who burned down a city with her fury, when her husband was wrongly convicted and killed for a crime he did not commit. Yes, the primary offering to Kodungallur Amma are hymns which are profane, and absolute erotica is displayed with a fierce spirituality. Legend has it that Devi Badrakali, after destroying the demon Darika, was calmed down by the very malaywlam ‘BharaniPattu’ – erotic songs with lyrics that are abuses and profanities. I had heard from my grandparents that the temple held a very interesting history of events that apparently did not involve the ‘higher caste’ population. The lyrics of the song contain mostly sexually explicit words – most of which.Īs I listened to the debate on ‘Sexy Durga’ on national television, I couldn’t help but wonder why our religious sentiment is so fragile that it gets hurt if someone with the same name as a God is called sexy. Kavutheendal and Bharani festival in Malayalam Meenam month is the most Kavutheendal date is March 25 and Kodungalloor Bharani Festival is on March hurling of abuses at the deity – locally known as Kodungallur Bharani Pattu. As the bus started, the mysterious cult began chanting songs in Malayalam that put everyone into a peculiar A devotee dancing to the chants of Bharani Paatu.

From each vehicle parked on the service road of Kodungallur be greeted by the “original” bharanipattu where expletives compete with New.
