Thiruvananthapuram: A temple will be the last place where you would see a neatly arrange stack of 101 old monk rum bottles. But, believers at Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malananda Duroydhana temple at Edakkad in Kollam won’t bat an eyelid as alcohol is the favourite offering for their deity.
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. The legend associated with the temple is that Duryodhana once came to this village and he was thirsty. He sought some water from a house and was given toddy and he was extremely pleased.
It was usual to give foreign liquor as offering to the deity, though such a huge quantity is a rarity.
PNN