The Tale of an Anklet: An Epic of South India: The Cilappatikaram of Ilanko Atikal
by Iḷaṅkōvaṭikaḷ
Category: Literary Criticism

Originating in Tamil mythology, Cilappatikaram is the love story of Kannaki and Kovalan. Kannaki wears a circular anklet representing the power, strength and dignity of the goddess Pattini. Goddess status is bestowed upon Kannaki as her life undergoes the same fate as the anklet that is stolen and used as a weapon.