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SUMMARY:Machattu Mamangam
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270217T060000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270219T220000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Machattu Mamangam\, Vadakkancherry\, Thrissur\, Thrissur\, Kerala\
 , 680589
GEO:10.63584;76.187677
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/machattu-mamangam
DESCRIPTION:Machattu Mamangam is the annual five-day temple festival held a
 t the Machattu Thiruvanikavu Temple in Vadakkancherry\, Thrissur district\
 , dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy. The festival is particularly renowned f
 or its distinctive Kuthirakolams\, large decorated horse effigies that are
  ceremonially brought to the temple by devotees as offerings. The principa
 l Kuthira Vela takes place on the concluding day\, when the elaborate hors
 e figures become the centrepiece of a colourful procession accompanied by 
 traditional percussion. The festival begins with a Parapurappadu on the fi
 rst Friday of the Malayalam month of Kumbham and builds towards the main c
 elebration on the following Tuesday. The five-day observance combines temp
 le rituals with folk traditions\, music and community participation\, givi
 ng it a distinctive place among the temple festivals of the Thrissur regio
 n. Five desams—Karumathra\, Viruppakka\, Mangalam\, Parlikadu and Manali
 thara—are the principal participating communities and traditionally orga
 nise the festival in a spirit of friendly competition. The festival is als
 o associated with Thekkumkara\, Punnamparambu and Panangattukara\, which t
 ake the initiative in conducting the pooram on a three-year cycle. Accordi
 ng to the traditional account recorded by Kerala Tourism\, the horse effig
 ies originated from an attempt to introduce a horse procession comparable 
 to the elephant festivals of the region. Because suitable horses were diff
 icult to obtain and train\, artificial horses…\n\nEvent page: https://ap
 p.eventifyplus.com/event/machattu-mamangam
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