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SUMMARY:Idiyangara Sheikh Masjid (Appavanibham Nercha)
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270304T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270604T220000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Idiyangara Sheikh Masjid (Appavanibham Nercha)\, Idiyangara\, Kozh
 ikode\, Kozhikode\, Kerala\, 673003
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URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/idiyangara-sheikh-masjid-appavanibha
 m-nercha
DESCRIPTION:Appavanibham Nercha is an annual religious observance held at t
 he historic Idiyangara Sheikh Masjid on Francis Road in Thekkepuram\, Kutt
 ichira\, Kozhikode. The tradition is more than four centuries old and is a
 ssociated with Sheikh Shamsuddin Mohammad bin Alauddin al Himsi\, a religi
 ous figure who is traditionally said to have lived in Calicut during the 1
 6th century. The festival is notable for its distinctive offerings and for
  the participation of people from different communities\, making it an imp
 ortant expression of Kozhikode’s Mappila Muslim heritage and traditions 
 of shared religious culture. The central feature of the Nercha is the pres
 entation of offerings at the mosque. Devotees bring locally cultivated agr
 icultural produce\, new clothes and other items as expressions of devotion
 \, while a particularly distinctive practice involves offering miniature r
 epresentations of human body parts and limbs. These offerings are connecte
 d with longstanding devotional traditions associated with the shrine. Kera
 la Tourism records Appavanibham Nercha as an annual festival usually held 
 in April\, with the principal observance extending over four days. Religio
 us activities associated with the festival include prayers\, sermons and o
 ther customary observances\, while the mosque and its surrounding locality
  become a focus of community participation during the festival period. The
  event is not simply a private religious gathering: Kerala Tourism records
  participation by people irrespective of…\n\nEvent page: https://app.eve
 ntifyplus.com/event/idiyangara-sheikh-masjid-appavanibham-nercha
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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