'Garuda Thookkam', a ritual where performers hang from hooks pierced in their back, is practiced in which state?
- Kerala
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
Answer: Kerala
Garuda Thookkam is a ritual art of North Kerala temples where devotees, embodying Garuda, are suspended from hooks as penance. Accompanied by Chenda music, it exemplifies extreme devotion and folk Hindu practices.