KODUNGALLUR BHAGAVATHY
She is fierce
and fearsome, she is compassionate, she is Bhadrakali,
At Kondungallur
in Thrissur, she is the awesome presiding deity.
Adorned with
weapons and holding aloft a demon’s head,
Savior of the
virtuous, to the wicked of heart, she causes dread.
In the
Bhagavathy’s deity, the spirit of Kannagi is also said to reside,
The valiant lady
of the Tamil epic Silappadhikaram and Madurai’s pride.
The annual
Bharani festival is very colorful with devotional fervor and energetic
Devotees yelling
and many oracles rattling sabres make this occasion unique.
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