Alagu Sevai information

Alagu Seva is a special ritual event of the Devanga people.^[1] Deities used to wound themselves by holy sword ("Katthi") by saying "Theesukko Thaye", "Thegadhuko Thaye", "Tho parak, Thali parak". It is done by Devanga Men without any age difference. It is believed that their ancestors used to follow this method to invoke the deity Sri Ramalinga Chowdeshwari Amman . Following them, Nowadays these people are invoking Chowdeswari Amman by this method. Pandaram (Holy Turmeric mixture) is applied among the wounds so as to protect from infections. Except for Devanga, other people are not allowed to touch the Holy Sword and to perform the ritual.

It is also known as "Alagu Seva", "Katthi Haakkadhu". The one who perform this tradition is called Veera Kumar.^[2]