A spirited offering: 101 rum bottles for Duryodhana at this Kerala temple

Thiruvananthapuram | Tuesday | 19th March, 2019

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But, believers at Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Duryodhana temple at Edakkad in Kollam won’t bat an eyelid as alcohol is the favourite offering for their deity, Kaurava king Duryodhana. On Friday, when flag was hoisted for the annual festival, a devotee placed 101 Old Monk bottles as offering.The only Duryodhana temple in south India is known for its rituals such as the alcohol offering. THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A temple will be the last place where you would see a neatly arranged stack of 101 Old Monk rum bottles. The legend associated with the temple is that Duryodhana once came to this village and he was thirsty. After its ban, toddy and foreign liquor were allowed..