Some facts about Attukal Ponkala

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Hi all, Some facts about Attukal Ponkala Vidhyadhiraja vinutham Vidhwath jana manoramam Viswadhinaayikaam vande Nadeepaadaambikaam ShivaamThe Attukal Bhagavathy Temple Thiruvananthapuram ,one of the ancient temples of South India, is popularly described as Sabarimala of the Women.Attukal ponkala is the largest annual gathering of women in a single location according to Guinness Book of world records.The Ponkala Mahotsavam is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The offering of Ponkala is a special temple practice existing in the south Kerala and Tamilnadu. In Attukal temple, the Ponkala Mahotsavam is a ten-day programme which starts on the Karthika star of the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March) and closing with the sacrificial offering known as Kuruthitharpanam at night. The Ponkala offering is on the ninth day. The entire area of about 5 kilometre radius around temple with premises of houses of people of all caste, creed and religion, open fields, roads, commercial institutions, premises of Government offices etc. emerges as a consecrated ground for observing Ponkala rituals for lakhs of women devotees assembling from different parts of Kerala and outside. The ceremony is exclusively confined to women folk and the enormous crowd, which gathers in

Thiruvananthapuram on this auspicious day is reminiscent of the Kumbhamela Festival of North India.More than 25 lakh women will offer ponkala on this Saturday March 3.For more visit http://www.attukal.orgPlease go to the attached images too.SukeshTake time to think - it is the source of power.Take time to dream - it is what the future is made of.

 

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