Cross dressing festival, Kottamkulangara Temple in Kollam

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Dear FORUM,

We are inviting our sisters to Kollam/ Quilon on march 24 th and 25 th

to the cross dressers festival.

In India many cross dressing festivals are celebrated, every year in a very

grand manner. One such event is the cross dressing festivals celebrated in

Kollam at Kerala during March 24 th and march 25 th 2005.

During this festival thousands of young men are cross dressing with the help of

their mothers, wives, sisters and girl friends.

These are some of the very unique features of India, where cross dressers are

respected and appreciated.

We welcome cross dressers, trans gender and trans sexuals of the whole world to

India Visit our e-group for further details

http://in./group/cross_dressing_tamil_inbam/

" cmkmraj "

E-mail: <cmkmraj@...

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Moderators note:

ANNUAL UTSAVAM AT KOTTAMKULANGARA BHAGAWATHY TEMPLE, at Chavara, 12 km from

Kollam . Festival highlight: mayilattam, kalavela, kuthiravela, kavadi,

spectacular kettukazhcha- procession of male devotees dressed as woman

as a votive offering at night.

Deity of the temple is goddess Bhagawathy. In Kottamkulangara Temple in

Chavara, there is a peculiar custom of men dressing up as women and carry

lighted lamps (Thalappoli).

The Uriyadi is a typical festival associated with Krishna Temple. The annual

Uriyadi festival held at Vadayattukotta temple in connection with Ashtami Rohini

deserves mention. The Kettukazhcha (exhibition of effigies) festival held at

Mahadevar Temple, Thrikkadavur in February-March every year is one of the

colorful festival of the district. There are similar festivals in the temples of

Sasthamcotta, Velinallur, Chathannur, Chirakkara etc..

http://kollam.nic.in/fest.html