Kerala, a state in southwestern India, has many Hindu temples. Many of the temples have unique traditions and most hold festivals on specific days of the year. Temple festivals usually continue for a number of days. A common characteristic of these festivals is the hoisting of a holy flag which is then brought down only on the final day of the festival. The largest festival in kerala in Pooram category is Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha temple and in Ulsavam category is Vrishchikolsavam of Thripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple. Some festivals include the most famous of these being the Thrissur Pooram. Temples that can afford it will usually involve at least one richly caparisoned elephant as part of the festivities. The idol of the God in the temple is taken out on a procession around the countryside atop this elephant. When the procession visits homes around the temple, people will usually present rice, coconuts and other offerings to the God. Processions often include traditional music such as Panchari melam or Panchavadyam. The festivals of Kerala are famous around the globe due to its diversity of experience.Festival news Kerala
Major temple festivals Common religio-cultural festivals celebrated all across Kerala are: Festival Date^Arattupuzha Pooram March/AprilVishu April 14/15Mahashivaratri February/MarchKrishna JanmashtamiAugust/SeptemberNavaratriSeptember/OctoberDeepavaliOctober/November
The major temple festivals of Kerala are: Festival Venue Vrishchikotsavam Sree Poornathrayeesa, Tripunithura Arattupuzha Pooram Arattupuzha, Thrissur Makaravilakku Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta Attukal Pongala Attukal Temple, ThiruvananthapuramVrishchikotsavam Sree Poornathrayeesa TempleKaaliyootuMajor Vellayani Devi Temple Utsavams Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram Ashtami Vaikom Temple, Kodungalloor Bharani Chembai Sangeetholsavam Guruvayoor Chettikulangara Kumbha Bharani Chettikulangara Devi Temple, Mavelikara Maha Shivaratri Aluva Temple, Maradu Maha Shivaratri Padanilam Parabrahma Temple, Mavelikkara Ponkalamaholsavam Anikkattilammakshethram, Mallappally Thiruvabharana Ghoshayathra Valiyakoickal Temple, Pandalam Vela Nenmara, Vallanghy Cheriyanad Pallivilakk Kettukazhcha Ratholsavam Cheriyanad Balasubramanya temple, Cheriyanad, Alappuzha Kalpathi Ratholsavam Kalpathi, Palakkad Adoor GajamelaSree Parthasarathy Temple, Pathanamthitta Thaipooyam MahotsavamSree Subrahmanya Swamy Temple, Harippad, Cheriyanad Balasubramanya temple Thaipooyam Mahotsavam, KoorkancherryKoorkancherry Sree Maheswara Temple, Thrissur Machattu MamangamMachattu Thiruvanikavu Temple, Thrissur Ezhara PonnanaEttumanoor Mahadeva Temple, KottayamMannarasala AyilyamSree Nagaraja Temple, Mannarasala, Alappuzha Ayilyam Festival at VettikodeSree Nagaraja Swami Temple, Alappuzha Ochira KaliOchira Parabrahma Temple, Kollam Malanada KettukazchaPoruvazhi Malanada Temple, Kollam Kodungallur Kavutheendal and BharaniKodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Thrissur Thirunakkara ArattuThirunakkara Mahadeva Temple, KottayamPisharikav KaaliyattomPisharikavu Temple, KoyilandySakthikulangara Kunchachamman's Aaratt Sakthikulangara Sree Dharma Shasta Temple, KollamVairankode Vela (Theeyattulsavam)Vairankode Bhagavathy Temple, Malappuram
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