Festival celebrations ( Uthsavom ) 30th January, 2009 to 6th February, 2009

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.

 

1 st day 30/01/2009 Friday

1184 Makaram 17

4.00 AM onwards

Parikalashabhishekam

'7.00 AM

Brahmakalashabhishekam

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM to 8.00 PM

Bhajana                                     Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Ernakulam

Kodiyettom

 Kootavedi Vazhipadu

8.00 PM to 9.30 PM

SopanaSangeetham

9.30 PM onwards

 Kodipurathe Vilaku.

 

2 nd day 31/01/2009 Saturday

1184 Makaram 18

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli , Chendamelam

10 AM onwards

Ottanthullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

4.30 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli , Chendamelam

5.00 PM to 6.15 PM

Sangeethakkacheri

7.00 PM

Nadhaswaram

 Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM onwards ( DH ground )

MegaShow

7.15 PM onwards

Sangeethakkacheri

Sri. Sanjaya Subramaniam Chennai

11.00 PM onwards

Major Set Kathakali

Purappadu, Double Melappadham

 

  

3 rd day 1/02/2009 Sunday

1184 Makaram 19

7.30 AM 

Sheeveli ,Chendamelam

10.00 AM onwards

Ottanthullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

4.30 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

5.00 PM – 6.30 PM

Sangeethakkacheri

7.00 PM

Nadaswaram; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM ( D H ground )

Nirthanirthyangal

SwathiThirunal Kalakendram Thiruvankulam

7.15 PM – 9.45 PM

Saxophone Kacheri

9.45 PM

Vilakku

10.00 onwards

 Major Set Kathakali.

 

  

4 th day 2/02/2009 Monday

1184 Makaram 20

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10.00 AM onwards

Ottanthuallal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party

4.30 PM

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

5.30 PM - 6.30 PM

Sangeethakkacheri

7.00 PM

Nadhaswaram  

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.00 PM to 9 PM

BhakthiGanaTharangini

7.00 PM to 9.30

Sangeethakkacheri

6.45 PM to 8.45 PM ( D H ground )

Nirtha Sandhya

9.30 PM to 11.00 PM

Thayambaga

11.00 onwards

 Vilakku

 

  

5 th day 3/02/2009 Tuesday

1184 Makaram 21

7.30 AM

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10.00 AM

Parayan Thullal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran

4.30 PM onwards

Kazhchasheeveli ; Chendamelam

Followed by

Nadhaswaram; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Bhajana

Chinmaya DeviGroup

7.30 PM  to 10.00 PM

NirthaNirthyanagal

Smt. GeethaPadma Kumar & Party

10.00 PM onwards

Double Thayambaga

12.00 PM

 Vilakku

 

  

 

6 th day 4/02/2009 Wednesday

1184 Makaram 22

Cheriya Vilakku

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli ; Chendamelam ; Kootavedi Vazhipadu

9.00 AM to 10.30 AM

Sheethankan Thuallal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party  

9.30 AM onwards

Uthsavabali , Special Nirapara, Villakku Vaippu

12.30 AM

Uthsavabali Darshanam

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Ottanthuallal

Sri. Kalamandalam Prabhakaran & Party  

6.30 to 8.00 PM

BhakthiGanaSandhya 

7.00 PM ( DH Ground )

Ganamela                           

8.00 PM onwards

Thayambaka

Dawn ( Velleppenu )

Cheriya Vilakku

 

  

7 th day 5/02/2009 Thursday

1184 Makaram 23

Valiya Vilakku

7.30 AM 

Sheeveli, Kootavedi Vazhipadu

10 AM onwards

Akshara sloka sadassu

Annadanam

2.00 PM onwards

Pakalpooram Ezhunnallippu

From Dewan’s road

Major Set Panchavadyam

 

3.30 onwards ( at D H ground )

Presentation of folk arts

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM  

Veenakacheri  

6.00 PM  ( D H ground )

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

6.00 PM

Pandimelam

6.30 PM – 8.30 PM

Sangeethakacheri

8.00 PM

Karimarunnu Prayogam

9.00 PM onwards ( D H ground )

Ganamela

9.00 PM onwards

Thayambaka

11.00 PM onwards

Valiya Vilakku

Pallivetta

Karimarunnu Prayogam

 

  

8 th day 6/02/2009 Friday

1184 Makaram 24

Aarrattu

At 7.00 AM

Kootavedi Vazhipadu

7.30 AM onwards

Sheeveli , Chenndamelam

At 10.00 AM

Parrakkyu Ezhunnallippu

Followed by

Aksharaslokasadassu

 Annadanam

5.00 PM to 6.30 PM

Bhajana

Nair Sthri Samajam, Ernakulam

6.30 PM onwards

Bhajana

Kerala Brahmana Sabha

Ernakulam Nagarashakha

7.00 PM

Kootavedi Vazhipadu, 

 Kodiyerakkal

8.15 PM to 9.30 PM

Sangeethakacheri

9.30 PM onwards

Aarrattuezhunellippu

9.30 PM onwards

Major Set Panchavadyam

10.30 PM to 12.30 PM

Kadhaprasamgam

Dawn 1.30 AM

Pandimelam ( D H ground )

 Followed by

Vedikkettu , Ezhunnallippu to temple