Garudan Hanging
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Garudan Hanging (Eagle Hanging) is a ritual art form performed in Kali temples of south Kerala, south India. The people who disguised as Garudas (Malayalam: eagles) perform the dance. After the dance performance, the hang-designate dangle from a shaft hooking the skin on his back. In some places, the ritual is performed colorfully with Garudas taken in a procession on bullock carts or boats or hand pulled carts. It will be available in Subrhamniya temple during the festival of kali matha in Thiruvanchoor in Kottayam district.
The legend is that after slaying Dharika, Kali remained insatiable and thirsty even after killing Dharika. At this time Vishnu, one of the three primal Gods, sent Garuda to Kali to quench the thirst. A dancing and bleeding Garuda was taken to Kali and only after getting some drops of blood from Garuda, Kali was pacified. The ritual is performed based on this belief.Vyas dev.k46 ,nttf ttc,kannur
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Garudan thookam is submitted as a reward for the problems solved in the abode godess Kali.This is more in prevalance at th Travancore Cochin area.The famous Garudan Thookam at the Elamkavu DeviTemple at Vadayar,Vaikom taluq,Kottayam dist is Famous.There in th Aswathi,Bharanthi dyas of Mennam Month(Malayalam)More than 40 to 50 nos of garudan in the Thooka chadus Decorated and floated in thoni vallams(BIG COUNTRY Boats)travel behind the Attuvela a wooden structure constructed in the form of a three storied building which is considered as the floating temple of the Goddess Kali in the Moovattupuzha river.This one of teh best sight with elumiated Structures .After the night long performance with the help of hundreds of thayambaka experts the grudans bleeding (after h Choondakuthal)willbe hanged on a hanger structure and taken thrice around he templeby the devotees.This is seen at the Pazhaveedu temple at Alleppey Dist.But here th performance on chariot like atrucure on th road.
