Facinating Kili Josiem

[P.J.]

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Kili Josiem wallas opposite to Hot Chips in Pondy Bazar,T Nagar, Chennai , has always fascinated me; people pay some Rs 10/- to get some peace of mind.

The parrots are trained specifically for this. A parrot astrologer/fortune teller typically sits beneath a tree or by the side of the road where people congregate in numbers. He has a cage which contains one or two trained parrots. The tarot like cards are either spread out or stacked in front of him. They are 27 in number representing the Indian cosmic system. Each card contains the image of a Hindu deity and some cards contain images of Buddha or Virgin Mary with Infant Jesus. When a patron sits before the fortune teller, the later opens the cage and lets the parrot out. He instructs the parrot to pick a card for the patron. The parrot walks over to the cards picks one from the stack or the spread with its beak and gives it to the astrologer. It then walks back inside its cage. The astrologer opens the card and based on the image tells the fortune of the patron.


Parrot Picks Tarot Card (Kili Josiyam) in Madurai, India - YouTube

Parrot Astrology or Kili Josiyam Tamil Nadu India - YouTube




Also Chozi Josiem /Kuri Josiem are prevalent in Tamilnadu,

There are many ladies moving around Marina Beach to tell Kuri Josiem charging not less than Rs 20- to 100/-

They usually pick up young girls, mostly NRIs just to earn their daily meals.
But charging Rs 100/- per person is too much, but for an NRI it is less than 2 $, so do not mind paying that.

 

[auh]

My heart bleeds everytime I see a parrot in the cage, with wings clipped, and plucked out feathers. They are a very sore sight to the eye.

A bird (and esp the parrot family) is very sensitive and it is likely that all these poor birds have a short lifespan.

When I was a kid I used to be fascinated by the "kili josiem", that is, until I realized the suffering the birds have to undergo.

Please do not see see "kili josiem" even if offered for free.

 

[prasad1]

My heart bleeds everytime I see a parrot in the cage, with wings clipped, and plucked out feathers. They are a very sore sight to the eye.

A bird (and esp the parrot family) is very sensitive and it is likely that all these poor birds have a short lifespan.

Please read
http://www.tamilbrahmins.com/ritual...can-birds-predict-your-future.html#post147917

These blind faiths should be abandoned as it harms other living beings. Let us be more sensitive.