The picture going viral in the name of Kerala’s Chamayavilakku festival is of transgender model Meera Jol. Only men are allowed to participate in this festival dressed as women. Also transgender persons are allowed to participate in it.
New Delhi (Vishvas News). A picture is going viral on social media following the Chamayavilakku festival being held in Kollam district of Kerala. It is being claimed that the viral picture is of a man attending the festival, who looks exactly like a woman. The Chamayavilakku festival celebrated in Kerala is a unique festival in which men dress up as women and participate in it.
We found this claim to be misleading in our investigation. The viral image is from the Chamayavilakku festival itself, but it is not a picture of a man dressed as a woman, but of a transgender model from Kerala, which is being shared with the misleading claim of a man dressed as a woman .
What is Viral?
social media user Viral photo by ‘Vedism’ (archive) Link) को शेयर करते हुए लिखा है, “In this Kerala festival, men dress up as women to celebrate a unique ritual The festival is called Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku and is celebrated on the 10th and 11th of the Malayalam month of Meenam, in the second half of March. The Devi Temple in Kottamkulakara in Kollam district in Kerala has a tradition called the Chamayavilakku festival. This festival is celebrated by men who are dressed as women.
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many others users shared this image with an identical and similar claim.
investigation
The viral post refers to the Chamayavilakku festival, which is a festival in Kerala. Many such in keyword search reports Found, which mentions this festival. of Kerala Tourism Website But according to the information given, this festival celebrated in Kollam, Kerala is unique in that men dress up like women and then participate in the festival. During this festival men dressed as women come to the temple premises carrying traditional lamps.
Obviously, this is a festival celebrated in Kerala, in which men dress up like women and participate in it. Commenting on the post with the viral picture, a user has described it as transgender Meera Jol and also shared the details of the Facebook profile. Link Also shared.
Mira Jol’s Instagram in search profile Also found, in which he has introduced himself as a model.
In reverse image search, we found this picture of photojournalist Siddiqui Sid profile But got it too.
We contacted him regarding the picture. He confirmed, “The viral picture is of Meera Jol, a transgender model from Kerala and she clicked this picture during the Chamayavilakku festival.”
He said, “In this festival men dress up in women’s clothes and worship the goddess. Only men (in women’s attire) are allowed to participate in the ritual.” Also natural transgenders are allowed to participate in this festival. When asked regarding the participation of women in this festival, he said that women also participate in this festival but their role is as spectators.
Viral photo sharer user About 34 thousand people follow on Facebook.
Conclusion: The picture going viral in the name of Chamayavilakku festival in Kerala is of transgender model Meera Jol. Only men are allowed to participate in this festival dressed as women. Also transgender persons are allowed to participate in it.
- Claim Review : Photo of a man dressed as a woman during a festival in Kerala.
- Claimed By : FB User-Vedism
- Fact Check : deceptive
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