Festival celebrations ( Uthsavom ) 21st January, 2010 to 28th January, 2010

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.

 

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.

 

1 st day 21/01/2010 Thursday

1185 Makaram 8

5.00 AM onwards

Parikalashabhishekam

'7.00 AM

Brahmakalashabhishekam

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

9.00 AM to 12.00AM

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam

6.30 PM to 8.00 PM

Bhajana                                     Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam

Kodiyettom

 Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM onwards  DH Ground

Bharathanatyam

6.00 PM onwards Northern side

7.30 PM onwards

 SangeethaKacheri

SangeethaKacheri

8.00 PM to 9.00 PM 

 VadyaKalaPragadanam

GowriSankara KshetraKalalaya

9.00 PM onwards

 Kodipurathu Vilakku

 

2 nd day 22/01/2010  Friday

1185 Makaram 9

8.00 AM onwards

Sheeveli , Chendamelam, Kootavedi

10.30 AM onwards

Ottanthullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

5.00 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli , Chendamelam

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.30 PM to 9.00 PM

ParishaVadhyam

6.00 PM onwards Northern Side

SangeethaAaradhana

7.30 PM onwards

SangeethaKacheri

7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground )

    Nirthanirthyangal

9.00 PM onwards

     Vilakku

9.30 PM onwards

Major Set Kathakali

Purappadu, Double Melappadham

PSV Natyasangham, Kottackal 

  

3 rd day 23/01/2010 Saturday

1185 Makaram 10

8.00 AM 

Sheeveli ,Chendamelam

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10.30 AM onwards

Ottanthullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

5.00 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

Kootavedi

6.00 PM onwards ( Northern side )

7.00 onwards

Sangeethakacheri

Violin Kacheri

7.00 PM onwards( D H ground )

Ganamela

7.30 PM

Sangeethakacheri

8.00 PM to 9.30 PM

Thayampaka

9.30 PM onwards

Vilakku

10.00 onwards

 Major Set Kathakali.

PSV Natyasangham, Kottackal 

 

  

4 th day 24/01/2010 Sunday

1185 Makaram 11

8.00 AM onwards

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10.30 AM onwards

Ottanthuallal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

5.00 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

6.00 PM onwards  ( northern side )

SangeethaArchana

7.30 PM  onwards ( northern side )

BhakthiGanaSudha  

7.30 PM  onwards

Sangeethakkacheri

7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground )

Classical Dance

9.30 PM to 11.00 PM

Thayambaga

11.00 onwards

 Vilakku

 

  

5 th day 25/01/2010 Monday

1185 Makaram 12

8.00 AM

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10.30 AM

Parayan Thullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran

4.30 PM to 7.30 PM

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

5.30 PM to 7.00 PM ( Northern side )

BhajanaShivaAshtapathi

Smt. Radhika Gopalakrishnan

7.00 PM  to 10.00 PM

Sangeethakacheri

Smt. O.S Thyagarajan & Party ( Chennai)

7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground )

Ganamela

6.00 PM to 7.00 PM ( temple premises )

 Sangeethakacheri

10.00 PM onwards

Double Thayambaga

Sri. Kalloor Ramankutty Marar

Sri. Porur Unnikrishnan

 

 

6 th day 26/01/2010 Tuesday

1185 Makaram 13

Cheriya Vilakku

6.00 AM onwards

Sampoorna Narayaneeyam Parayanam

Smt. Rajam R. Menon

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

11.00 AM onwards

Uthsavabali , Special Nirapara, Villakku Vaippu

12.00 AM

Uthsavabali Darshanam, Kootavedi Vazhipadu

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Ottanthullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party  

6 PM onwards Northern Side

Sangeethakacheri

6.30 PM onwards ( DH Ground )

NadanaSandhya 

7.00 PM to 9 PM ( temple premises )

Bhakthi Ganamela                           

9.00 PM onwards

Thayambaka

10.30 PM 

Cheriya Vilakku

 

  

7 th day 27/01/2010 Wednesday

1185 Makaram 14

Valiya Vilakku

8.00 AM 

Sheeveli, Kootavedi Vazhipadu

11.00 AM

Sheethakkan Thullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party  

12.30 AM onwards

Akshara sloka sadassu

3.30 PM onwards

Pakalpooram Ezhunnallippu

From Dewan’s road

Major Set Panchavadyam

 

5.30 PM ( temple premises )

Sangeetharchana

Kerala Fine Arts Society

7.00 PM  ( D H road )

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM to 9.00 PM

SangeethaKacheri

Smt. Jayalakshmi Manikandan & Party

5.30 PM onwards 

SangeethaKacheri

7.00 PM ( Northern Side )

NirthaSandhya

6.30 PM ( D H ground )

Pandimelam

8.00 PM ( DH ground )

Karimarunnu Prayogam

9.00 PM onwards ( D H ground )

Ganamela

Famous Playback Singers

9.30 PM onwards

Thayambaka

11.00 PM onwards

Valiya Vilakku

Pallivetta

Karimarunnu Prayogam

   

8 th day 28/01/2010 Thursday

1185 Makaram 15

Aarrattu

At 7.00 AM

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli , Chenndamelam

Followed by

Aksharaslokasadassu

 Ernakulam AksharaSlokasamithi

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Bhajana

Nair Sthri Samajam, Ernakulam

6.30 PM onwards

Bhajana

Kerala Brahmana Sabha

Ernakulam Nagarashakha

6.00 PM onwards ( Northern side )

7.30 PM onwards ( Northern side )

Sangeethakacheri

Sangeethakacheri

7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground )

NirthaNirthangal

7.00 PM

Kootavedi Vazhipadu, 

 Kodiyerakkal

9.30 PM onwards

Aarrattuezhunellippu

9.30 PM onwards

Major Set Panchavadyam

Dawn 2.30 AM

Pandimelam ( D H ground )

 Followed by

Vedikkettu , Ezhunnallippu to temple