February
03 - Makara Bharani, Varanad temple Cherthala (Alappuzha)
05 - Adoor Parthasarathy temple Gaja mela (Elephant festival) & Aarat
08 - Thypooyam at Harippad Sree Subramanya Swami temple ('Kavadi'), Sree Maheswara temple at Koorkanchery, Cherai Gowrishawara temple Aarat (23 elephants), Ratholsavam at Pazhani (Tamil Nadu)
10 - Chammanad temple festival (Alappuzha)
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13 - Kottackal Shiv temple 'Aarat'
16 - Vaikom Shiv temple 'Ashtami' (Kottayam)
20 - Tiruvillamala temple (Palakkad)
23 -
Aluva Shivratri,
Kanichukulangara temple fireworks (Alappuzha) :
Watch Video, Mannarasala temple (Alappuzha), Vaikom, Thrissur, Ettumanoor, Kottayam Shiv temples.
24 - Mararikulam temple Aarat (Alappuzha)
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Adoor Parthasarathy temple Gajamela
The temple is dedicated to
Lord Sree Krishna and is located near the Adoor KSRTC bus stand. During the 10 day festival, 9 majestically caparisoned elephants takes part.
Thypooya mahotsavam : A seven day festival is celebrated at Sree Maheswara temple, Koorkanchery (2 km from Thrissur town) in the month of Jan/Feb. This festival is dedicated to Lord Subrahmania, the presiding deity of the temple. The major attraction of this festival is the spectacular Kaavadiyattam. This is a kind of ritual dance carrying a kaavadi, a bow decorated with flowers and colour papers, on one’s shoulders. On the last day a kavadiyattam procession with hundreds of dancers with kavadi (tall ornate structures) is held. The dance can be seen in most of the Subrahmania temples in the state.
Arattu (holy bath) is ritual connected with the closing of a festival. The idols of deities are carried in a procession to the river for the holy bath. The purified idols are then escorted back to the temple accompanied by a grand elephant pageant, 'panchavadyam', 'nadaswaram' and 'chendamelam'.