Thiruvalla Temple Festival Arat Ceremony

The 10-day annual festival of Thiruvalla Sri Vallabha Temple will be concluded on March 12, 2010, Friday, with the grand Arat ceremony. A large number of devotees will participate in the concluding event of Thiruvalla temple festival.

The Hindu published:

The 10-day annual festival at the Sree Vallabha Temple in Thiruvalla came to a close with the Arat ceremony on Friday. The Arat procession set off from the temple to the Arat kadavu at Thukalasserry, accompanied by four caparisoned elephants, panchavadyam, pancharimelom and other traditional temple percussion, in the afternoon. Hundreds of devotees participated in the procession.

Devotees accorded a rousing reception to the procession at the Thukalasserry Mahadevar Temple. The ritualistic holy dip was held at the Arat kadavu in river Manimala at Thukalasserry in an atmosphere charged with devotion. The temple chief priest (Tantri), Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathiripad of Memana Illom, assisted by the head priests (Melsanthi), Unnikrishnan Namboodiri and Govindan Namboodiri, performed the Arat-puja and other rituals.

Devotees later partook of the sumptuous feat, Arat sadya. The tantri brought down the flag on the golden temple mast. A saxophone concert by Kadri Gopalnath followed by classical music concert by Chennai Mambalom Sisters was held in the evening.

Thiruvalla Sree Vallabha Temple Annual Festival – Pantheerayirom and Kodiyettu

Annual festival will be held in February – March months in Thiruvalla Sree Vallabha Temple, one of the 101 Tirupatis in India. In 2010, the celebrations will be held from February 17 to 26 in 2010. Pantheerayirom and Kodiyettu are the important events during the temple’s annual festival.

The Hindu Published:

The plantains being carried to the Sree Vallabha Temple in a ceremonial procession from the nearby Thukalasserry Mahadevar Temple on Sunday morning for the auspicious ‘Pantheerayirom’ vazhipadu as a prelude to the 10-day annual temple festival that begins on February 17, 2010, Wednesday.

The annual ‘Pantheerayiram’ vazhipadu, offering of 12,001 plantains of a special variety to the presiding deity, was held at the centuries’ old Sree Vallabha Temple in Thiruvalla on Sunday (14th February, 2010) morning.

The ritualistic offering was held as a prelude to the 10-day annual temple festival that begins on Wednesday. The 10-day annual festival at the Sree Vallabha Temple, regarded as one among the 101 ‘Tirupatis’ in the country, will be held from February 17 to 26.

The ceremonial procession carrying the plantains began from the Mahadevar Temple at Thukalasserry at 7.30 a.m. Hundreds of devotees took part in the procession carrying plantains in baskets.

The plantains were offered to the presiding deity during the ‘pantheeradi-puja’ at the Sree Vallabha Temple around 8.30 a.m. and were distributed as ‘prasadom’ among the devotees later.

Kodiyettu ceremony

The Kodiyettu ceremony, marking the beginning of the annual festival, will be held in the muhurthom between 12.15 p.m. and 12.35 p.m. on Wednesday. The temple chief priest (Tantri), Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathiripad of Memana Illom, will hoist the ceremonial flag after performing the customary rituals before the holy temple mast.

The auspicious ‘Utsavabalidarshanam’, as part of the annual festival, will be held at 4 p.m. from February 18 to 25. Kathakali performaces by leading artistes will be held on all the 10-days.

The Pallivetta ritual as part of the festival will be held near the Govindankulangara Devi Temple on February 25 evening.

The 10-day festival will come to a close with the Arattu ceremony on February 26 afternoon. The ritualistic holy dip, Arattu, will be held at the Arattu kadavu in river Manimala near the Thukalassery Mahadevar Temple.

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