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SUMMARY:Thirunakkara Arattu
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20270316T050000
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STATUS:CONFIRMED
TRANSP:OPAQUE
LOCATION:Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple\, Kottayam\, kerala\, 686001
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DESCRIPTION:Thirunakkara Arattu is the concluding ritual of the ten-day ann
 ual festival at Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple in the heart of Kottayam town
 . Dedicated to Lord Shiva\, the historic temple was built in the 16th cent
 ury by the Thekkumkoor Raja and is noted for its traditional Kerala archit
 ecture\, murals and koothambalam. The annual festival\, known as Phalguna 
 Utsavam\, is held in the Malayalam month of Meenam\, generally during Marc
 h or April\, and culminates in the ceremonial Arattu\, or ritual bathing o
 f Lord Mahadeva. The final-day procession is one of the principal attracti
 ons of the festival. Kerala Tourism records a procession featuring nine el
 aborately caparisoned elephants\, accompanied by drummers\, dancers and ot
 her traditional performers\, as the deity is taken to the temple tank for 
 the Arattu ceremony. The ritual forms the culmination of the festival’s 
 sequence of worship and public celebrations rather than functioning simply
  as a ceremonial parade. The wider festival programme includes traditional
  percussion\, Kathakali\, Velakali and Mayilattom\, along with other cultu
 ral activities held in and around the temple grounds. The festival’s nin
 th day\, known locally as Pakal Pooram\, is also noted for major public ce
 lebrations\, including Panchari and Pandi percussion ensembles\, fireworks
  and Kudamattom\, in which decorated parasols are exchanged between groups
  of elephants. These performances and processions illustrate the close rel
 ationship between ritual worship and Kerala’s…\n\nEvent page: https://
 app.eventifyplus.com/event/thirunakkara-arattu
CATEGORIES:Festivals
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