Use
It is still used by wrestlers in India. The wrestlers often wear a g-string shaped guard underneath to protect their genitals from rupture. There exists a verse in the Sam Veda of the Hindu sacred scriptures encouraging the use of kowpeenam while sexual intercourse. The devotees of Lord Shiva were said to be wearing Kaupinam.
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