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SUMMARY:Kodungallur Bharani & Thalapoli
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270324T060000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270330T210000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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LOCATION:Kodungallur Bharani & Thalapoli\, Kodungallur\, Thrissur\, Kerala\
 , Thrissur\, Kerala\, 680664
GEO:10.22686;76.19577
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/kodungallur-bharani-thalapoli
DESCRIPTION:Kodungallur Bharani is the annual festival of the Sree Kurumba 
 Bhagavathy Temple at Kodungallur in Thrissur district\, one of Kerala’s 
 major centres of Bhadrakali worship. Celebrated according to the Malayalam
  calendar during Meenam\, generally in March or April\, the festival is di
 stinctive for its intense ritual traditions and the large participation of
  velichappad\, or oracles\, who enter a state of religious trance as part 
 of the ceremonies. The festival period extends over several weeks\, tradit
 ionally beginning with Bharani in Kumbham and continuing until seven days 
 after Bharani in Meenam. Among its important observances is Aswathy Kavuth
 eendal\, conducted on the day before the Bharani star. During Kavutheendal
 \, large numbers of oracles\, traditionally dressed in red\, enter the tem
 ple precincts carrying swords and perform ritual movements in a highly cha
 rged atmosphere. Devotees participate through established offerings and cu
 stoms associated with the temple\, while traditional cries\, ritual action
 s and the movement of the oracles create the characteristic atmosphere of 
 the celebration. Kerala Tourism identifies Kavutheendal as the principal e
 vent of the Bharani festival and records the congregation of a large numbe
 r of oracles as one of its defining features. The festival is dedicated to
  Bhadrakali\, whom temple tradition associates with the destruction of the
  demon Darika. The wooden image of the goddess at the temple is traditiona
 lly depicted with eight hands\, including one…\n\nEvent page: https://ap
 p.eventifyplus.com/event/kodungallur-bharani-thalapoli
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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