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 2009 is from 30th January to 6th February. |
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 |
1184 Makaram 17 |
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4.00 AM onwards |
Parikalashabhishekam |
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'7.00 AM |
Brahmakalashabhishekam |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Bhajana Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam Kodiyettom Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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SopanaSangeetham |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Kodipurathe Vilaku. |
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2 nd day |
1184 Makaram 18 |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli , Chendamelam |
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10 AM onwards |
Ottanthullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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4.30 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli , Chendamelam |
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Sangeethakkacheri |
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7.00 PM |
Nadhaswaram Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground ) |
MegaShow |
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7.15 PM onwards |
Sangeethakkacheri Sri. Sanjaya Subramaniam Chennai |
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11.00 PM onwards |
Major Set Kathakali Purappadu, Double Melappadham |
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3 rd
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1184 Makaram 19 |
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7.30 AM |
Sheeveli ,Chendamelam |
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10.00 AM onwards |
Ottanthullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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4.30 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam |
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Sangeethakkacheri |
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7.00 PM |
Nadaswaram; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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7.00 PM ( D H ground ) |
Nirthanirthyangal SwathiThirunal Kalakendram Thiruvankulam |
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Saxophone Kacheri |
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9.45 PM |
Vilakku |
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10.00 onwards |
Major Set Kathakali. |
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4 th day |
1184 Makaram 20 |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10.00 AM onwards |
Ottanthuallal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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4.30 PM |
Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam |
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Sangeethakkacheri |
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7.00 PM |
Nadhaswaram Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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BhakthiGanaTharangini |
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7.00 PM to 9.30 |
Sangeethakkacheri |
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Nirtha Sandhya |
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Thayambaga |
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11.00 onwards |
Vilakku |
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5 th day |
1184 Makaram 21 |
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7.30 AM |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10.00 AM |
Parayan Thullal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran |
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4.30 PM onwards |
Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam |
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Followed by |
Nadhaswaram; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Bhajana Chinmaya DeviGroup |
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NirthaNirthyanagal Smt. GeethaPadma Kumar & Party |
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10.00 PM onwards |
Double Thayambaga |
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12.00 PM |
Vilakku |
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6 th day |
1184 Makaram 22 Cheriya Vilakku |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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Sheethankan Thuallal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran &
Party |
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9.30 AM onwards |
Uthsavabali , Special Nirapara, Villakku Vaippu |
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12.30 AM |
Uthsavabali Darshanam |
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Ottanthuallal Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party |
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BhakthiGanaSandhya |
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7.00 PM ( DH Ground ) |
Ganamela
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8.00 PM onwards |
Thayambaka |
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Dawn ( Velleppenu ) |
Cheriya Vilakku |
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7 th day |
1184 Makaram 23 Valiya Vilakku |
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7.30 AM |
Sheeveli, Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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10 AM
onwards |
Akshara sloka sadassu Annadanam |
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2.00 PM onwards |
Pakalpooram Ezhunnallippu From Dewan’s road Major Set Panchavadyam
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3.30 onwards ( at D H ground ) |
Presentation of folk arts |
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Veenakacheri |
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6.00 PM ( D H ground ) |
Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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6.00 PM |
Pandimelam |
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Sangeethakacheri |
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8.00 PM |
Karimarunnu Prayogam |
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9.00 PM onwards ( D H ground ) |
Ganamela |
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9.00 PM onwards |
Thayambaka |
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11.00 PM onwards |
Valiya Vilakku Pallivetta Karimarunnu Prayogam |
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8 th day |
1184 Makaram 24 Aarrattu |
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At |
Kootavedi Vazhipadu |
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7.30 AM onwards |
Sheeveli , Chenndamelam |
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At |
Parrakkyu Ezhunnallippu |
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Followed by |
Aksharaslokasadassu Annadanam |
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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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7.00 PM |
Kootavedi Vazhipadu, Kodiyerakkal |
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Sangeethakacheri |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Aarrattuezhunellippu |
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9.30 PM onwards |
Major Set Panchavadyam |
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Kadhaprasamgam |
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Dawn |
Pandimelam ( D H ground ) |
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Followed by |
Vedikkettu , Ezhunnallippu to temple |