Important Facts For Prelims
Petta Thullal
- 21 Oct 2019
- 1 min read
The chemical-based colours used during the Petta Thullal ritual are proposed to be banned by the Kerala State Pollution Board recently.
- The presence of hazardous metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium in the colours used during the ritual, causes skin troubles as well as pollution of water and soil.
- The usage of an organic vermilion has been suggested to minimize the environmental impact
- Vermilion is a red colour pigment, originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar.
- Petta Thullal is the ritualistic sacred dance to celebrate the victory of good over evil in the legend of Lord Ayyappa.
- It also denotes the beginning of the last leg of the annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season in Kerala.
