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Where the little devil mints money: Kerala village which thrives on Kuttichaathan worship
The velichapad is believed to be endowed with godly powers when the chaathan enters his body during which time he comes up with answers to a devotee’s problems.
Known as the cultural capital of Kerala, the Thrissur district embodies the state’s varied traditional art forms and beliefs –a city of temples, elephants, velichapads (oracles) and festivals. It even boasts of a small rural village of Peringottukara where Kuttichaathan (little demon or imp) is worshipped as god.
Anyone passing through the village is sure to come across several luxury cars like the Audi, BMW, Mercedes racing through the small by-lanes, making one wonder why they were there.
Enquire at a nearby shop and prompt comes the reply: “They come to meet Kuttichaathan. He has devotees from all across the state as well as from across the state-border.”
Peringottukara has a number of kuttichaathan temples most of them attached to a tharavadu (ancestral home), all boasting of a heritage not less than a couple of decades at least.
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The velichapad is believed to be endowed with godly powers when the chaathan enters his body during which time he comes up with answers to a devotee’s problems.
Known as the cultural capital of Kerala, the Thrissur district embodies the state’s varied traditional art forms and beliefs –a city of temples, elephants, velichapads (oracles) and festivals. It even boasts of a small rural village of Peringottukara where Kuttichaathan (little demon or imp) is worshipped as god.
Anyone passing through the village is sure to come across several luxury cars like the Audi, BMW, Mercedes racing through the small by-lanes, making one wonder why they were there.
Enquire at a nearby shop and prompt comes the reply: “They come to meet Kuttichaathan. He has devotees from all across the state as well as from across the state-border.”
Peringottukara has a number of kuttichaathan temples most of them attached to a tharavadu (ancestral home), all boasting of a heritage not less than a couple of decades at least.
See more at: http://www.thenewsminute.com/articl...tichaathan-worship-38091#sthash.KpVjTEmd.dpuf