Padma Shri Jogati Manjamma Who Protected President Of Indian Republic From 'Evil Eye' | Swarajya

Описание: Hundreds of wonderful awardees from across the nation have been conferred the Padma awards in the last two days. President Ramnath Kovind has been gracefully pinning each one with the medals and handing over the certificates while receiving various forms of greetings from the recipients.

But one unique gesture that had him break into a wide smile while the audience roared in applause was that of transgender folk artist Jogati Manjamma‘s act of waving her saree pallu thrice, her hands as if drawing a circle then breaking knuckles on the floor with a large smile before the President could pin the medal on her. Or as those who belong to this culture call it - ’taking off Drishti’ or ‘warding away any evil eye’. In spiritual terms, it is the act of ‘cleansing the aura of a person’.

The applause that echoed through the prestigious venue was testimony to its appeal and relatability across the cultural spectrum of people who had gathered there. The video took internet too by storm and garnered millions of views in a matter of hours.

Oblivious to all the hullabaloo around it, Manjamma in her characteristic simplicity says, "That’s what our culture has given us. It is a ritual and an inheritance. That’s how we mark any auspicious function and ’bless people’ in Uttara Karnataka".

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