In my native village during my childhood on a Masi chevvay day (february 15 to March 15,Tuesday) the village ladies gathered in a mariamman temple and celebrated a festival. It is a normal festival like any other festivals of villages. Normal prayers and other rituals are like anyother ordinary festival. The only difference is they prepare a paniyaram like cakes which are saltless and gents are not allowed to eat them as the main aim is to increase the longivity of their husbands. Normally a rumour will be there that the ladies are nude but when we grow old we realise that it is not true. This is a function which is celebrated throughout the Tamilnadu.
Now the Sun TV and other media and news paper people unnecessarily give importance to the Masi Chevvay festival of the Vellakkadai that they are nude while they are performing the pooja and give unnecessary coverage to the function to get a cheap advertisement to their media business.
I strongly condemn them and request them not to interfere with the religious practices of India which are having a very cultural and esthetic values.
