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SUMMARY:Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple Festival
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270302T040000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270311T210000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple\, Ettumanoor\, Kottayam\, kerala\, 6866
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DESCRIPTION:The annual festival of Ettumanoor Mahadeva Temple in Kottayam d
 istrict is a ten-day celebration held in the Malayalam month of Kumbham\, 
 generally corresponding to February or March\, and is particularly renowne
 d for the Ezhara Ponnana\, or “seven-and-a-half golden elephants.” Ett
 umanoor Mahadeva Temple is an ancient Shiva shrine noted for its tradition
 al Kerala architecture and important mural paintings\, including the celeb
 rated depiction of Nataraja on the gopuram. The festival combines temple r
 ituals\, processions\, traditional percussion and performing arts\, creati
 ng one of the significant annual religious gatherings associated with the 
 temple. Its best-known ritual is the Ezhara Ponnana procession on the eigh
 th day. The name refers to seven golden elephant statuettes\, each about t
 wo feet high\, together with an eighth that is about one foot high. Crafte
 d from jackfruit wood and covered with gold plates\, the sacred statuettes
  are traditionally associated with an offering made to the temple by the T
 ravancore ruler Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma. They are brought out for
  ceremonial viewing only during the annual festival\, making the Ezhara Po
 nnana Darshan a distinctive feature of Ettumanoor’s religious heritage. 
 The night procession is accompanied by caparisoned elephants and a traditi
 onal temple orchestra\, adding ceremonial grandeur to the occasion. The te
 nth day culminates in the Arattu\, or ritual bathing of the deity\, which 
 takes place at a nearby water body and is…\n\nEvent page: https://app.ev
 entifyplus.com/event/ettumanoor-mahadeva-temple-festival
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