Guest guest Posted February 27, 2010 Report Share Posted February 27, 2010 The Famous Attukal Pongala Festival falls this Sunday'28th February. Attukal Pongala is an extremely popular, essentially women's festival celebrated in ancient Bhagavathy temple (Mudippura) at Attukal in the Kaladi ward of the Thiruvananthapuram district. It is a ten-day-long event which commences from the Bharani day (Karthika star) of the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March) and comes to an end with the sacrificial offering known as Kuruthitharpanam at night. The Ninth day is the biggest day of the festival when the famous Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam takes place. A large number of women of all castes and creed from Kerala and also from the state of Tamil Nadu make offerings for the Goddess by cooking pongala in the vicinity of the temple.This festival has already enterd into the Guinness Books of Records as the largest gatering of women folk at one time anywhere in the world. Goddess Attukalamma is the incarnation of 'Kannaki', the heroine of 'Silappathikaram' written by Tamil poet Illango. Attukal is the place where Kannaki took rest on her northward journey from Madurai to Kodungallur. Om Sai Ram Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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