Question

2. The term aanavaalpidi is making headlines in the recent past. Consider the following statements in regards to the term.

Identify the incorrect statements

• A. A.1 and 2
• B. B. 3 and 4
  
• C. C. 1, 2 and 3
  
• D. D. All the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A A.1 and 2

2. Answer: A

Explanation:

• It is a unique ritual. Devotees chase an elephant for one hundred metres to catch its tail. The ritual is held in the Malayalam month of Meenam at the UmayanallurSreeBalaSubrahmanyaSwamy Temple in Kollam. The ritual itself is named ‘catching the elephant’s tail’ (aanavaalpidi).
• Cheered by hundreds of onlookers, including a good number of foreign tourists, the ritual was held in the precincts of the temple. Temple authorities say the ritual has been in place for the past 1,500 years.
• It is symbolic of the beliefs about the childhood pranks of the god-siblings Ganesha and Balasubramanyan.