Listed in the Guinness book of world records, Attukal Pongala is the largest festival for women in the world. It was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety at the state capital of Thuiruvananthapuram on Sunday and was attended by over 30 lakh women devotees from all over Kerala and outside. Most of them reached the [...]
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Attukal Pongala- The world’s largest festival for women
Posted in Culture, Festivals, Kerala, tagged attukal pongala, festival, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on March 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Thiruvathira – the festival of the womenfolk in Kerala
Posted in Culture, Kerala, tagged Culture, festival, karmakerala, Thiruvathira on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
While the city folks forsake their sleep for a night long of waltz, wine and dine, the womenfolk of the Kerala villages had a special reason to stay awake the whole night on the New Year eve. It was Thiruvathira, one of the most important festivals for the womenfolk of Kerala. Celebrated in the Malayalam [...]
Men in women’s garb to appease the Goddess during Chamayavilakku
Posted in Kerala, tagged festival, Kerala, Kollam, procession on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kollam: The ten day annual festival at Kottankulangara temple at Chavara near here stands out for the unique ritual of Chamayavilakku, which is observed on the last two days of the festival.
Scores of men of all castes and creed dress up as women in gorgeous saris or the traditional ‘set mundu’ and offer prayers and participate [...]
Panmana Pooram concludes
Posted in Kerala, tagged Elephants, festival, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thiruvananthapuram: The famous Pooram festival of Sri Subramaniaswamy Temple at Panmana, popularly known as the ‘Pazhani of Kerala’ was celebrated with pomp and religious gaiety.
The best part of the festival is the impressive congregation of caparisoned elephants and the change of parasols, well complemented by stunning ensemble of an array of local musical instruments. Played [...]
Aluva- all set to celebrate Sivarathri
Posted in Kerala, tagged Aluva, festival, Kerala, Periyar river, Sivarathri on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Aluva: Aluva Sivarathri will be celebrated at the Siva temple on the banks of the river Periyar at Aluva, 16 km from Ernakulam with religious fervor and gaiety. Periyar holds a special place in the minds of Malayalees as a sacred river or Dakshina Ganga. It is not just a perennial source of the State’s [...]
Guruvayur Temple annual festival
Posted in Kerala, tagged festival, Guruvayur temple, music, sacred rituals, traditional art on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Guruvayur: The ten day long annual festival starting on the 8th Asterism during the Malayalam month of Kumbham will draw thousands of Lord Guruvayurappan devotees to this famous temple in the coming days.
The annual festival is a massive affair enriched with colorful processions and illumination that transcend the milieu into surreal planes. The interesting fact [...]
Attukal Pongala Festival- The exclusively women’s festival
Posted in Kerala, tagged attukal pongala, festival, Kerala, music, Temple on February 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thiruvananthapuram: Attukal Pongala is a women’s only festival celebrated in the ancient Bhagavathy temple at Attukal in Thiruvananthapuram district. The ten-day-long temple festival is in the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March). Ninth day is the most important day of the festival when the famous Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam takes place.
The culmination of Pongala is with the [...]
Kerala Shopping festival in Alappuzha hogs limelight
Posted in Kerala, tagged Alappuzha, festival, Kerala, shopping on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Alappuzha: Kerala seems to have followed the footsteps of the global shopping destinations like Dubai in luring the avid shoppers by conducting festivals and galas. The Alappuzha shopping fete could rake in Rs.65 crore and 118 shops participated in this venture. Considering the fact that this event was the first of its type, the venture [...]
