Temples

Navarathri, Basant Panchami, Pooram, Araattu, Karthika Lights and Prathishta Divas are important festive events. Kidangasseri Tharananellur Raman Namboothirippad is the temple Thanthri.

Mudiyettu is a traditional ritual theatre and folk dance drama recognized by UNESCO enacts the tale of a battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika. It is performed in front of the Goddess Bhadrakali at Ramanchira Temple.

Avanamcode Pooram happens in the Meenam month, which usually falls during March/April. The 10 days long Pooram Festival includes special tantric poojas led by chief temple priest, special poojas, kodiyettu, aaraattu, pooram, manakkal pooram, cultural programmes, etc. . Decades back, Pooram from Avanamcode temple used to join the famous Arattupuzha Pooram.

Pooram Festival begins with Kodiyettu, the hoisting of the holy flag. The ceremony of cutting an Areca Palm tree suitable for making a flagpole, taking it to the soil of the Devaswam in the south-east part of the village chanting the name of the goddess, and then taking it around the village, finally bringing it to the temple through the west gate is a very ancient ritual unique to this temple. Once placed inside the temple, a member of the Avanamcode Carpenter family converts it into a flag pole. It is decorated with banyan tree leaves and mango tree leaves. Village folk will then bury it in front of the temple. After tantric pooja by the chief temple priest, the holy flag is hoisted which kicks off the Pooram Festival. In 2024, Kodiyettu happens on March 16.

Based on a mythical battle between the goddess Kali and the demon Darika, Mudiyettu is a ritual dance drama from Kerala. It is a local area custom wherein the whole town takes part. On a specific day, the villagers arrive at the temple early in the morning after the harvest of the summer crops. Mudiyettu performers purify themselves by fasting and praying, and then they use colored powders to draw a huge image of the goddess Kali, known as kalam, on the floor of the temple, where the goddess's spirit is invoked. This readies the ground for the vivacious authorization to follow, in which the heavenly sage Narada begs Shiva to contain the evil presence Darika, who is resistant to overcome by humans. Shiva rather orders that Darika will pass on because of the goddess Kali.

Mudiyettu is performed every year in 'Bhagavati Kavus', the sanctuaries of the goddess, in various towns along the waterways Chalakkudy Puzha, Periyar, and Moovattupuzha. Shared collaboration and aggregate cooperation of every station in the custom imparts and reinforces normal personality and common holding locally. Elders and senior performers are responsible for passing it on to younger generations, who serve as apprentices during the performance. Mudiyettu fills in as a significant social site for transmitting customary qualities, morals, moral codes, and tasteful standards of the local area to the future, guaranteeing its congruity and importance in present times.

​At Avanamcode Saraswathi Temple, Mudiyettu is performed in front of the subsidiary temple, Ramanchira Bhadrakali Temple. Renowned Mudiyettu artist, Varanattu Shankara Narayana Kuruppu performs this ritualistic art form at the temple. It is performed every year during the Pooram Festival. Devotees can become a part of this ritual by offering this ritual in their name.

Basant Panchami is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright half of the Hindu lunisolar calendar month of Magha. The festival is particularly observed by Hindus in the Indian subcontinent, notably India and Nepal. It is the birthday of Ma Saraswathi, the Goddess of knowledge, Arts and Music. Avanamcode Saraswathi Temple, Nedumbassery is the only temple in Kerala where this festival is celebrated.

This is the perfect day to start new Investments, Business, Vidyarambham, Choroonu, etc. This year, Basant Panchami falls on 14 February 2024, Wednesday.

The famous Navaratri festival is celebrated here with great fervor. Thousands of people participate in the Navaratri music festival. On Durgashtami, books are arranged before the image of Goddess Saraswathy and on Vijayadashami morning, Ezhuthinirithu or Vidyāraṃbhaṃ ceremony takes place at a special mandapam which goes from 4 am to 11 am. Thousands of little children are initiated into the world of letters by making them write the word harisree on rice, their tongues or sand with a golden ring.

Skanda Shashti, Mahashivarathri The main festival celebrated here is ' SKANTHA SHASHTY'. It falls in October or November every year. A number of 'KAVADI's in sets come to the temple yard with singing, dancing and beating on drums with a competitive spirit. The participants are given a small amount as a token to their efforts.

"THAIPOOYAM" is another festival observed here.

ANNADANAM (Serving of free food) is the main activity of temple. Near about 300-400 devotees are given free food daily. A decorated chariot installed with an idol of Sri Subramaniyaswamy mounted on a mini lorry goes round the whole panchayath, house to house. This function is called 'OORUCHUTTAL'. The concept is that the lord visits his devotees houses and bless them.

Chirankara Pooram, Kathiratta Vela

Temple folk festival Pooram with elephant procession, Panchavadyam, Melam, Folk forms like poothan, Thira etc