Kettukazhcha Festival Chettikulangara Temple Kerala

Chettikulangara Kettukazhcha is a major festival celebrated during the the Kumbha Bharani Festival at the famous Chettikulangara Devi Temple in Kerala. This cultural event is annually held on the Bharani Nakshathram of Kumbham Malayalam month. Chettikulangara  Bhagavathy Temple is located on the Kayamkulam – Mavelikara road in Alappuzha District of Kerala, India. In 2012, Chettikulangara Kettukazhcha is on 28th February 2012, Tuesday. 

Tourist Attractions of Kettukazhcha Festival in Kerala

One of the major highlight of Kettukazhcha festival is the display of huge precisely decorated forms of six temple cars (locally known as Kuthiras), Chariots (Therus) and huge wooden images of Lord Hanuman and Bhima. The Kuthiras used in Kettu Kazhcha are around 70 to 75 feet height. The Kettukazhcha at Chettikulangara Temple is regarded as one of the largest cultural visual spectacle in Kerala, similar to Thrissur Pooram Festival. The Kettukazhchas are dragged by hundreds of people to the temple premises on the evening of Kumbha Bharani day.

Picture of Kettukazhcha Festival in Chettikulangara Temple Kerala

Significance of Chettikulangara Kettukazhcha

This annual event is held as an offering of the devotees of Chettikulangara Amma for her blessings and for bestowing prosperity and protection to their lives.

Chettikulangara Temple

Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple is just 4 km from Kayamkulam on the National Highway 47, around 54 km south of Alappuzha. The temple is one of the richest Devi Temples in Kerala and is dedicated to Goddess Shakti.

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