Alternate Spellings:
Attukal Temple
Listing Category
Significance:
Sabarimala of Women
Location:
Attukal
Address:
Manacaud P.O, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Pin Code:
695009
District:
Thiruvananthapuram
Google Tag:
8.47°N 76.96°E
Phone No:
+91-471 – 2463130 2456456
Website:
Email id:
attukal@vsnl.com
Temple Timings:
4:30 AM – 12:30 PM, 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Temple Type:
Other
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Temple Trust
Presiding deity:
Bhagavathy Bhadrakali / Durga/ Kannaki
Sub Deities:
LORD SHIVA | LORD GANAPATHI | LORD MADAN THAMPURAN | GOD NAGAR
Offerings:
The offering of Pongala is a special temple practice prevalent in the southern part of Kerala and some parts of Tamilnadu.
Festivals:
The Pongala Mahotsavam is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple.
Kuthiyottam – Kuthiyottam performed by boys with the hope that the Goddess almighty would be pleased to bestow on them beauty inward and outward, health, wealth and happiness. Boys below the age of 12years make the offering of Kuthiyottam.
Thalappoli
Thalappoli by girls are popular rituals made on the pongala day. A stream of young girls below 12 years. dressed in traditional attire holding Thalappoli starts very early in the morning with the hope that the Goddess almighty would be pleased to bestow on them beauty inward and outward, health, wealth and happiness.
Vilakkukettu
Vilakkukettu as nercha reaches in Temple during night from 1st to 9th day of Pongala festival. One of the most spectacular sight of the festival is the vilakkukettu, in which beautifully decorated structures bearing idols and pictures of the Goddess are carried in the heads of the devotees, as they way to the temple from different parts of the city every night of festival accompanied by chendamelam music etc.
The Divine Procession
Other Festivals:
1. Mandala Vratham – Festival in connection with the annual Utsavam of Sabarimala
2. Vinayaka Chathurthi – Pooja to the Lord Ganapathy
3. Pooja Vaypu
4. Sivarathri – Siva Pooja- Special poojas are arranged in Siva Temple.
5. Karthika – (Devi’s star) in November – December – Karthika Deepam
6. Ayilya Pooja – Milk, flowers etc. offered to serpent God and special rites.
7. Aiswarya Pooia – On all fullmoon (Pournarni) days
8. Nirayum Puthariyum (Ramayana Parayanam)
9. Akhandanama Japam – 4th Sunday of every month
10. Ramayana Parayanam- During Karkadakam.
11. VISHU: This is on Malayalam month medam 1st , Vishukanni is arranged in the Temple.
12. Sahasrakalasham – This pooja is done during March/April. Devotees can book for different types of kalasham as vazhipaud during this pooja.
13. Narayaneeyam
14. Geetha Class and Geetha teaching class
Kuthiyottam – Kuthiyottam performed by boys with the hope that the Goddess almighty would be pleased to bestow on them beauty inward and outward, health, wealth and happiness. Boys below the age of 12years make the offering of Kuthiyottam.
Thalappoli
Thalappoli by girls are popular rituals made on the pongala day. A stream of young girls below 12 years. dressed in traditional attire holding Thalappoli starts very early in the morning with the hope that the Goddess almighty would be pleased to bestow on them beauty inward and outward, health, wealth and happiness.
Vilakkukettu
Vilakkukettu as nercha reaches in Temple during night from 1st to 9th day of Pongala festival. One of the most spectacular sight of the festival is the vilakkukettu, in which beautifully decorated structures bearing idols and pictures of the Goddess are carried in the heads of the devotees, as they way to the temple from different parts of the city every night of festival accompanied by chendamelam music etc.
The Divine Procession
Other Festivals:
1. Mandala Vratham – Festival in connection with the annual Utsavam of Sabarimala
2. Vinayaka Chathurthi – Pooja to the Lord Ganapathy
3. Pooja Vaypu
4. Sivarathri – Siva Pooja- Special poojas are arranged in Siva Temple.
5. Karthika – (Devi’s star) in November – December – Karthika Deepam
6. Ayilya Pooja – Milk, flowers etc. offered to serpent God and special rites.
7. Aiswarya Pooia – On all fullmoon (Pournarni) days
8. Nirayum Puthariyum (Ramayana Parayanam)
9. Akhandanama Japam – 4th Sunday of every month
10. Ramayana Parayanam- During Karkadakam.
11. VISHU: This is on Malayalam month medam 1st , Vishukanni is arranged in the Temple.
12. Sahasrakalasham – This pooja is done during March/April. Devotees can book for different types of kalasham as vazhipaud during this pooja.
13. Narayaneeyam
14. Geetha Class and Geetha teaching class