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Sharp piety

Pilgrims with steely resolve and their companions trying to save them circle the Kodungallur temple
Red oracles, bloody offerings

April 11th 2005
Red and yellow rule the temple courtyard. Red of the customary costumes and the yellow glitter of sabres and anklets, red of blood and yellow of turmeric powder clotting it. Pilgrims-revellers shroud themselves in dust and profanity, ritualistic and rhythmic. On the eve of Bharani, the culmination of the annual festival, Kodungallur temple complex is frenzied. The vault has been covered after the ... read more
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