Different Gods 2
I have been observing that there are 2 different kinds of headless Statues. Koothandavar Cult statue Notice the difference. This one has both feet planted firmly on the ground. That belongs to the Koothandavar Cult - the history I wrote about in my earlier blog http://sridhardoss.blogspot.in/2012/12/different-gods.html Draupadi cult statue Draupadiamman as she is called is peculiar to Tamil Nadu and also in some parts of Karnataka.The major difference between the Aravan and Draupadi cults are that there is no wedding ceremonies with Hijras or Alis. Men do not wear women's clothing as in the Koothandavar belief. Here the major focus is on the sacrifice. Remember Iravan asked for two boons. One was that he wanted to get married before his sacrifice or Kalaballi (sacrifice in a battlefield) as it is known in Tamil. The second was that he wanted to kill as many Kauravas as possible and even if he died he wanted to watch the rest of the war.There are c...