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By Sreehari

Nagapattu

Devotees conduct 'Naga Pattu' for appeasing the snakes. After arranging the floor (stage) decorated with the figure of snake-gods using powder of various colors, devotees practice Naga Pattu for a period of one week.

Each day the form and colors of the play field will get changed. Nagappattu is observed by the community of 'Theyyampadi Kuruppanmar'. They are adept in drawing and arrangement of more than twenty play fields. From the very birth to the genealogy of the snakes is eulogized in the song.

Conducting Naga Pattu is considered good for the household, for escaping from the torment of illnesses and for receiving the good fortune of progeny.

One the right side you see kids, they erase the entire "Naga Kalam" (The Color full Floor) with their Hair dancing to the tune. They start erasing when songs starts and gets fully erased by end of the song which will last form 30 min to 1 Hr or more.

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