Sindooram

Disclaimer: I am not a religious bigot and this post should be taken as just a curiosity.

I am baffled by seeing the theft of Hindu identity by people of another religion. At an ideological level they claim superiority by proclaiming to not follow idolatry and polytheism. For such individuals Hinduism is an archaic religion full of mumbo jumbo.

But that doesn't stop people from the same faith adopting Hindu customs like putting sindooram(Vermillon) on their forehead, adopting Hindu first names, placing traditional Hindu vilakku with some minor modifications in their homes and places of worship, performing traditional Hindu dance forms with minor modifications etc.

Can someone please explain why this fetish with adopting Hindus customs??

Kochi one dayer between Australia and India cancelled

First one dayer between India and Australia was cancelled today due to heavy rains hammering the city on saturday. This resulted in lost opportunity for kochi spectators to witness the best display of cricketing talent.

The culprit it seems was the infrastructure at the stadium. With BCCI being the richest cricket board i wonder if they could have earmarked some budget for super sucker machines to dry the ground as soon as the rain stops.

Kottiyoor temple

According to the Wikipedia entry for Kottiyoor:

Kottiyoor Temple is an ancient Siva temple located in kottiyoor town in kannur district. Every year during May and June devotees throng this temple to offer llaneer or tender coconuts to Lord Shiva.

[todo] instructions on how to reach here.

Though i always wanted to visit this temple but could not manage to be there during that time. I am sharing some of the pics from my collection of this temple. Click on any image to start the slide show.

First post

Hi,

Thanks to all of you for your interest in this blog. Through this blog i intend to highlight the rich cultural heritage of kerala in general and Hindu rituals and culture of kerala in particular.

Happy reading!!