Festivals Ettumanoor



ezhara ponnana festival


the famous ettumanoor mahadevar temple hosts arattu festival celebrated on grand scale on thiruvathira day in february–march every year. lot of people come temple on 8th , 10th day of festival when 7 , half elephants (in malayalam: ezharaponnaana) made of gold (nearly 13 kg) held in public view.this statue donated temple travancore maharaja. temple, wealthiest devaswom in kerala, has many valuable possessions.


the thulabharam 1 of important rituals of temple. people make offerings god favours received. on balance, child or man whom offerings promised god, weighed against offerings ranging gold fruits. ettumanoor important pilgrim centre of hindus.


the history of origin of ettumaanoorappan kattampakk, small village in kottayam district.


etumanoor temple town; great sage vyasa came temple mahamuni.







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