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Kottankulangara chamayavilakku – dressing up in drags as an offering

This unique festival is celebrated in the Major Kottankulangara Devi Temple at Chavara, Kollam, Kerala. Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku falls on the 10th and 11th of every Meenam of the Malayalam calendar year (March / April) as the conclusion of the festival at the temple. The most remarkable feature of this festival is men dressing themselves as women as part of the offerings made to the deity. The festival is celebrated at night with the well-dressed ‘damsels’ reaching the temple as a procession carrying lamps.

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Praveen from India  on  25-02-2010
Please upload the give me more information about the festival & better arrangement for fresherand also send photos and video coverage of the festival to my mail id.

on 09-05-2008

kavita from India  on  10-02-2010
i am so much happy to know about this temple i want to see myself in the dress of women when i see girl nose pierced i want to pierce my nose i want to look like a sexy lady but my desire does not fulfilled due to various reasons i pierce my nose various times in loneliness but due to fear of society suddenly i drag the needle it is great desire in my heart to pierce my nose&ear so iwant to visit temple&pierce my nose&ear to wear nose ring&jhumka i will take part in worship is piercing facility available there in 2011 when this festivel celebrated

kajal from St Barthelemy  on  10-02-2010
it is my desire to dress in woman cloth but due to society problem it is not fulfilled i also want to pierce nose&ear is this facility available there i am so much happy to know rules of temple

sarojani from India  on  05-01-2010
give me more information about the festival & better arrangement for fresher

vijay from India  on  14-12-2009
i am a man and likes to wear sarry and all in this festv. pls mail me the date of function and other detail.

sujith from India  on  08-10-2009
kottan kulangara ammaykku pranamam

payal from India  on  14-09-2009
i am a male want to wear saree in kollam festival.please suggest in details


payal_75@ymail.com

shruti from India  on  04-09-2009
i am shruti from Delhi i am so much interested to come for the temple in the female dress but.

How many days does it take part this festival?



i dont no when the festival will start if any body knows please inform to the mail id shruti28071981@yahoo.co.in

shyam from India  on  01-09-2009
Please upload the and photos of this chamayavlakku

George from India  on  20-07-2009
Please upload the videos and photos of this chamayavlakku

kv maruthi from India  on  27-06-2009
i am maruthi from hydbad i am so much interested to come for the temple in the female dress but i dont no when the festival will start if any body nows please inform to the mail id maruthivaraprasad45@yahoo.com

maruthi from India  on  26-06-2009
i also want to makeup like a female in that festival can u give me a permananent address of that festival and on which month this is my ph no 9701224172

harika from India  on  24-05-2009
i like it

ahmed from Maldives  on  30-04-2009
wow. shud be great to get dressed in female clothes. is there any chance for foreigners to attend the festival and dress in female clothes. if so, pls help me to join. email all details to hussendhari@hotmail.com

kanadh from India  on  29-01-2009
Pl up load videos of chamayavilakku festival of 2008 and let me know when is the festival in 2009

muhammed sainudheen from India  on  22-01-2009
I wish to come and dress like women (sari,skirt)
It will give me more plessure and enthusiassm

Constantinos Douvis from Greece  on  08-12-2008
I have some questions:
1). - All those men are gay or straight?
2). - For how many days does it take part this festival?
3). - What is the nearest airport to that Temple?
4). - A foreigner could participate or not?
5). - If a foreigner could participate is it necessary be dressed like woman or not?
6). - Women could participate or not?
7). - which exactly days is taking part this event? I mean refeffring to European calendar, not to India.
Thanks a lot for your kind reply

sunil from India  on  08-08-2008
i am participating the festival

shivangi prema from India  on  15-07-2008
Please upload the photos and video coverage of the festival.

  on  09-05-2008
pl send samayavillakku video and photos to my mail address

  on  24-03-2008
Please upload videos of Kottankulangar Utsavam 2008.

  on  10-03-2008
Please upload videos of Kottankulangar Utsavam 2008.
Now it is on.
Thanks
GP Mar 10
from USA

 
 
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