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The '''Kottankulangara Festival''' is an annual [[Hindu]] festival in Kerala, India in which thousands of [[cross-dressing|men dress as women]]. The festival takes place at  the [[Kottankulangara Devi Temple]] at [[Kollam]], which is sacred to the goddess [[Bhagavathy]]. Every year this festival is celebrated on the 10th and 11th day of the Malayalam Meenam Maasam which falls on the 24th and 25th of the year.{{fact|date=July 2019}}

On the festival day thousand of Devotees visit the Temple to seek the blessings of the Goddess Bhagavathy.  The men dress up in the female attire of their choice. Some wear Set sari, Pattu sari, half sari or even dance costumes.{{fact|date=July 2019}}

==References==
*{{cite news|url=http://kottankulangaratemple.org
|title=Chamayavilakku 
|work=Kottankulangara Temple
|date=15 March 2013
|access-date=15 March 2013}}
*{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/Cross-dressing-for-the-Goddess/articleshow/2929677.cms
|title=Cross-dressing for the Goddess
|work=Times of India
|date=6 April 2008
|access-date=10 March 2010}}
*{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaily.com/article.cfm?id=32478
|title=Macho men in heels
|work=Sun2Surf
|access-date=10 March 2010}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.keralatourism.org/festivalwiki/?q=node/294 Kerala Festivals: Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku]

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[[Category:Cross-dressing]]
[[Category:Hindu festivals in Kerala]]
[[Category:Festivals in Kollam district]]
[[Category:April observances]]
[[Category:March observances]]

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