Parrot astrology
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Parrot astrology or parakeet fortune-telling is a type of astrology traditionally practiced in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh and by Indian Singaporeans. It involves using mainly r
A parakeet in action
Hindus and their prayers (p.65, May 1865, XXII)
A parrot astrologer sitting beneath a tree
A patron seeks her fortune
Mani the parakeet
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Mani the parakeet is a Malaysian-born rose-ringed parakeet who resides in Singapore. He has been an "astrologer assistant" to M. Muniyappan since 2005, working from M. Muniyappan's fortune-telling sho
Parrot astrology
…the image, tells the fortune of the patron. The practice of parrot astrology is diminishing in Tamil Nadu due to lack of patronage. In Singapore it is a tourist attraction at M. Muniyappan's fortune telling shop in Little India along the Serangoon Road. A variant is also practiced in Pakistan. Fortune telling…
Owner M. Muniyappan sits with Mani the parakeet in a cage in 2009