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SUMMARY:Malanada Kettukazcha
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270326T100000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270326T220000
STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Poruvazhy\, Kollam\, Poruvazhy\, Kollam\, Kollam\, kerala\, 691552
GEO:9.10242;76.6552
URL:https://app.eventifyplus.com/event/malanada-kettukazcha
DESCRIPTION:Malanada Kettukazhcha is the principal spectacle of the annual 
 Malakkuda Mahotsavam at Poruvazhy Peruviruthy Malanada Temple in Edakkad\,
  Kollam district\, a distinctive shrine where Duryodhana\, the Kaurava kin
 g of the Mahabharata\, is traditionally worshipped. The temple is unusual 
 in having no idol or conventional sanctum sanctorum\, with worship centred
  on the sacred landscape and established local rituals. Held annually in M
 arch\, the Kettukazhcha is a community-centred pageantry in which elaborat
 e structures known as Edupu Kala and Edupu Kuthira are brought from surrou
 nding localities as votive offerings and displayed in the broad paddy fiel
 ds near the temple. Some of these structures reach around 70 to 80 feet in
  height\, making the festival particularly notable for its scale and craft
 smanship. The structures represent figures such as bulls and horses and ar
 e created through the collective effort of local communities\, reflecting 
 a longstanding tradition of devotional offering and village craftsmanship.
  On the main festival day\, the Oorali\, or traditional priest\, performs 
 prescribed rituals and blesses the Kettukazhcha structures before the proc
 ession begins. The displays are then moved towards the Malanada hill\, wit
 h some carried by groups of people and others mounted on large chariots. T
 he procession traditionally circles the temple three times before the stru
 ctures are positioned on the hill for the night. Traditional percussion pr
 ovides an important musical accompaniment…\n\nEvent page: https://app.ev
 entifyplus.com/event/malanada-kettukazcha
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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