Festival celebrations (
Uthsavom )
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The annual festival usually falls during January/February ( corresponding to Makaram month ) and is spread over 8 days. The festival of the year 2010 is from 21st January to 28th January.
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The uthsavom starts with Kodiyettam( hoisting of the temple flag ) on the first day evening. On the seventh day there is Pakalpooram, when the deity is being taken out in procession with caparisoned elephants with Panchavadyam and finally terminating at Durbar Hall Ground after the famous Pandimelam and colourful fire works. On the final day around evening, in a solemn ceremony the flag is lowered and the deity is then taken for the Arattu ( holy bath ) in the nearby temple tank. After that starts the famous Arattu procession with the accompaniment of Panchavadyam. The procession terminates at Durbar Hall Ground. The grand fireworks then bring the curtain down to this weeklong festival. During all these days Sheeveli is arranged inside the temple and the best available Chendamelam artists are arranged for this. Special poojas connected with this festival are conducted everyday by famous priests from Chennose and Puliyannur Mana. A variety of cultural programmes are also arranged during these days. Special emphasis is given to promote temple arts like Ottanthuallal, Paatakam, Thayambaka, Kathakali, Classical dances, Classical music concerts, Bhajans etc. Annadanam is also arranged. Thousands of people throng the temple for witnessing these programmes. Watching the Pakalpooram and Arattu processions will be an unforgettable experience for anybody. The adjacent Durbar Hall ground becomes a beehive of activities during the Uthsavom. Various stalls are set up here selling consumer items. Some companies use this festival week to introduce or market their products.
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1 st
day |
1185 Makaram 8 |
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5.00 AM onwards |
Parikalashabhishekam |
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'7.00 AM |
Brahmakalashabhishekam Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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9.00 AM to 12.00AM |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam |
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Bhajana Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam Kodiyettom Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Bharathanatyam |
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6.00 PM
onwards Northern side 7.30 PM onwards
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SangeethaKacheri SangeethaKacheri |
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8.00 PM to 9.00 PM |
VadyaKalaPragadanam GowriSankara KshetraKalalaya |
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9.00 PM
onwards |
Kodipurathu
Vilakku |
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2 nd
day |
1185 Makaram 9 |
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8.00 AM onwards |
Sheeveli , Chendamelam, Kootavedi |
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10.30 AM onwards |
Ottanthullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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5.00 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli
, Chendamelam Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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ParishaVadhyam |
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6.00 PM onwards Northern Side |
SangeethaAaradhana |
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7.30 PM onwards |
SangeethaKacheri |
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7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground ) |
Nirthanirthyangal |
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9.00 PM
onwards |
Vilakku |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Major Set Kathakali Purappadu, Double Melappadham PSV Natyasangham, Kottackal |
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3 rd
day |
1185 Makaram 10 |
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8.00 AM |
Sheeveli ,Chendamelam Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10.30 AM onwards |
Ottanthullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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5.00 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli
; Chendamelam Kootavedi |
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7.00 onwards |
Sangeethakacheri Violin Kacheri |
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7.00 PM onwards( D H ground ) |
Ganamela |
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Sangeethakacheri |
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8.00 PM to 9.30 PM |
Thayampaka |
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9.30 PM
onwards |
Vilakku |
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10.00 onwards |
Major Set Kathakali. PSV Natyasangham, Kottackal |
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4 th
day |
1185 Makaram 11 |
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8.00 AM onwards |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10.30 AM onwards |
Ottanthuallal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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5.00 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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SangeethaArchana |
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7.30 PM onwards ( northern side ) |
BhakthiGanaSudha |
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Sangeethakkacheri |
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7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground ) |
Classical Dance |
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Thayambaga |
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11.00 onwards |
Vilakku |
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5 th
day |
1185 Makaram 12 |
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8.00 AM |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10.30 AM |
Parayan Thullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran |
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4.30 PM to 7.30 PM |
Kazhchasheeveli
; Chendamelam Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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5.30 PM
to 7.00 PM ( Northern side ) |
BhajanaShivaAshtapathi Smt. Radhika Gopalakrishnan |
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Sangeethakacheri Smt. O.S Thyagarajan & Party ( Chennai) |
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7.00 PM
onwards ( DH ground ) |
Ganamela |
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6.00 PM
to 7.00 PM ( temple premises ) |
Sangeethakacheri |
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10.00 PM onwards |
Double
Thayambaga Sri. Kalloor Ramankutty Marar Sri. Porur Unnikrishnan |
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6 th
day |
1185 Makaram 13 Cheriya Vilakku |
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6.00 AM
onwards |
Sampoorna
Narayaneeyam Parayanam Smt. Rajam R. Menon |
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Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Uthsavabali , Special Nirapara, Villakku Vaippu |
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12.00 AM |
Uthsavabali Darshanam, Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Ottanthullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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Sangeethakacheri |
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6.30 PM onwards ( DH Ground ) |
NadanaSandhya |
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7.00 PM to 9 PM ( temple premises ) |
Bhakthi Ganamela
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9.00 PM onwards |
Thayambaka |
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10.30 PM |
Cheriya Vilakku |
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7 th
day |
1185 Makaram 14 Valiya Vilakku |
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8.00 AM |
Sheeveli, Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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11.00 AM
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Sheethakkan
Thullal Sri.
Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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12.30 AM
onwards |
Akshara sloka sadassu |
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3.30 PM onwards |
Pakalpooram Ezhunnallippu From Dewan’s road Major Set Panchavadyam
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5.30 PM
( temple premises ) |
Sangeetharchana Kerala
Fine Arts Society |
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7.00 PM ( D H road ) |
Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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7.00 PM
to 9.00 PM |
SangeethaKacheri Smt.
Jayalakshmi Manikandan & Party |
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SangeethaKacheri |
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NirthaSandhya |
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6.30 PM ( D H ground ) |
Pandimelam |
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8.00 PM ( DH ground ) |
Karimarunnu Prayogam |
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9.00 PM onwards ( D H ground ) |
Ganamela Famous
Playback Singers |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Thayambaka |
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11.00 PM onwards |
Valiya Vilakku Pallivetta Karimarunnu Prayogam |
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8 th
day |
1185 Makaram 15 Aarrattu |
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At |
Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli , Chenndamelam |
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Followed by |
Aksharaslokasadassu Ernakulam AksharaSlokasamithi |
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Bhajana Nair Sthri Samajam, Ernakulam |
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6.30 PM onwards |
Bhajana Kerala Brahmana Sabha Ernakulam Nagarashakha |
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6.00 PM
onwards ( Northern side ) 7.30 PM
onwards ( Northern side ) |
Sangeethakacheri Sangeethakacheri |
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NirthaNirthangal |
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Kootavedi
Vazhipadu, Kodiyerakkal |
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Aarrattuezhunellippu |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Major Set Panchavadyam |
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Pandimelam ( D H ground ) |
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Followed by |
Vedikkettu , Ezhunnallippu to temple |