CULTURAL ATTRIBUTES OF FESTIVALS: A STUDY ON KOLLEMCODE DEVI TEMPLES

Abstract

Kollemcode is situated on the western coast of kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.  So many Devi temples located in kanyakumari district namely Kollemcode Devi temple, Mandaikadu Bhagavathi Amman temple, Koottalumoodu Devi temple. Kollemcode is the one and only place of its kind considering the fact those two temples for a single deity in the same province that too in a place which is renowned for its natural beauty. In kollemcode devi temple different kinds of festivals such as Meena Bharani Thookkam, Pongala mahotsavam, Kaliyoottu, Paranettu festival are celebrated. This study mainly focuses on how kollemcode Devi temple and its festivals attributed of the cultural values.

Keywords: Cultural attributes, Temples, festivals, inhabitations.