Attukal Pongala – A Woman’s Sabarimala January 24, 2016UncategorizedCulture, Festivals, Identity, Regional, Shakti, SocietyNilambari Following up on my previous post regarding the restriction on entry of women to the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala, I think I have to follow it up with its counterpart, the Attukal Pongala (mentioned in that article) where men are … Read the rest
Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa – “Happy to Bleed” January 18, 2016UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, India, Sanatana, ShaktiNilambari Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa – “Happy to Bleed” Incongruous as the title might sound, that is the sense of disharmony that one feels in this holy season of the Sabarimala deity Ayyappan. Makara Sankranthi has just gone by and bhaktas from … Read the rest
Following up on my previous post regarding the restriction on entry of women to the Sabarimala shrine in Kerala, I think I have to follow it up with its counterpart, the Attukal Pongala (mentioned in that article) where men are … Read the rest