Attukal Pongala Festival Details 2022 February

Attukal Devi Temple Trivandrum is all set to conduct the annual Attukal Pongala 2022 festival from 9th to 18th February 2022, with much religious importance. Attukal Ponkala is a major Hindu festival celebrated every year at the Attukal Temple, dedicated to Goddess Bhagavaty. The festival entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1997 for being the largest women gathering in the world.

Attukal Pongala Mahotsavam is a 10 days Kerala temple festival which falls on the Bharani Nakshatra of the Malayalam month of Makaram and Pongala is held on the Pooram nakshatra of the Malayalam month of Kumbham. The 2022 Attukal Pongala Maholsavam festival calendar is below.

Attukal Pongala Festival Details

9 February 2022

The Attukal Pongala Festival will being at 10:50 AM with Kappuketti Kudiyiruthal. The "Kappukettu ceremony" is a ritual which marks the beginning of festival - the festival commences with the musical rendering of Kannaki Charitam – which describes the story of Goddess Parvati Devi. Special pujas will be held at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple to mark the first day of the festival.

11 February 2022

Kuthiyottam Vrata beings at 8:30 AM.  Kuthiyottam is a main ritual conducted at Attukal Devi Temple. This ritual is performed by young boys between the ages of 8 to 14.

17 February 2022

The Pongala day – The lighting of the Pongala pot is at 10.20 AM. The Pongala day – On the festival day lakhs of women devotees from all over Kerala, nearby states and overseas, will offer ponkala nivedyam to the Goddess. Pongala is the preparation of rice and other delicious sweet rice varieties in traditional earthern pots in the temple premises.  Pongala Nivedyam at 2.30 PM.

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