[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.1432 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.1432 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.1432 - **Language:** English ### [c9.1432](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1432) ‘Pulluvan pāṭṭu’ is the most important item in the whole programme. The songs relate to the burning of the khāṇḍava forest, Kāliyamardana (suppression of the nāga king) etc. A minimum of two Pulluva males and two females are required for the purpose. As the songs acquire momentum the girls begin to shake their heads and to wipe off the kalam. Then the girls are asked questions and they answer. Within a short time the girls will swoon and fall on the ground. They are brought back to consciousness by water being sprinkled on them and by fanning. This is in general the nature of a Sarpabali. - [Previous: c9.1431](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1431) - [Next: c9.1433](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1433) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1432](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.1432) · Pramāṇa