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SUMMARY:Kaliyootu Festival
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270401T060000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270408T190000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Sarkara Devi Temple\, Sarkara Devi Temple\, Thiruvananthapuram\, k
 erala\, 695020
GEO:8.44545;76.98909
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/kaliyootu-festival
DESCRIPTION:Kaliyootu is a distinctive ritual festival associated with the 
 Sarkara Devi Temple at Chirayinkeezhu in Thiruvananthapuram district\, whe
 re the presiding deity is Goddess Bhadrakali. The festival is traditionall
 y held in the Malayalam month of Kumbham\, generally falling in February o
 r March\, and is centred on ritual observances and a dramatic presentation
  depicting the origin of Kali and her confrontation with the demon Darika.
  The narrative represents the struggle between good and evil and forms the
  central dramatic element of the festival. Kerala Tourism records that Kal
 iyootu was introduced at Sarkara by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma in 17
 48\, following a tradition that existed in northern Kerala and was subsequ
 ently brought to the southern part of the former Travancore region. Accord
 ing to the traditional account associated with the festival\, the king vow
 ed to conduct a Kaliyootu at Sarkara after seeking the goddess’s blessin
 gs before a campaign and fulfilling that vow after his victory. The festiv
 al extends through a sequence of rituals and ceremonies lasting up to nine
  days\, with the dramatic enactment forming an important part of the obser
 vance. The festival is also associated with the offering of the first harv
 est to the goddess\, connecting the ritual with agricultural traditions an
 d seasonal cycles. Sarkara Devi Temple itself is an important Bhadrakali s
 hrine in southern Kerala and is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Bo
 ard. Its distinctive architecture…\n\nEvent page: https://app.eventifypl
 us.com/event/kaliyootu-festival
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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