Attukal Pongala, the most important competition for ladies on this planet, begins
3 min readBy Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Attukal Pongala, arguably the most important competition of ladies on this planet, started within the Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. This yr, the competition is witnessing an enormous participation of devotees.
During the previous two years, devotees participated within the ritual by providing pongala at their houses as a result of covid scenario.
On Tuesday, the rituals started on the Attukal Devi temple when the temple tantri Thekkedath Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathirippad handed over a lighted lamp to the melsanthi P Kesavan Namboodiri on the sanctum sanctorum. The melsanthi then lit the fireplace on the thidapalli, the temple kitchen, and handed over the lamp to his co-priest. The latter lit the pandara aduppu, a particular fireplace arrange in entrance of the temple marking the beginning of the ritual.
Devotees celebrated the lighting of the pandara aduppu by loud chants and bursting crackers. Following the lighting of the pandara aduppu, 1000’s of devotees lined up on the temple premises and the quite a few metropolis streets lit their hearths to cook dinner pongala, the candy porridge thought-about to be the favorite of the goddess of the Attukal Devi temple.
Thousands of devotees lined up on the temple premises and the quite a few metropolis streets lit their hearths to cook dinner pongala. (Photo | Express)
Several dignitaries had been current on the temple premises throughout the lighting of the pandara aduppu. They included Mayor Arya Rajendran, Education Minister V Sivankutty and Shashi Tharoor MP.
Various authorities departments, together with the police and district administration, are taking steps for the sleek conduct of the competition. The Health Department has organized remedy services on the temple premises. Devotees have been requested to drink water regularly to keep away from dehydration as a result of excessive temperature.
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Attukal Pongala, arguably the most important competition of ladies on this planet, started within the Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. This yr, the competition is witnessing an enormous participation of devotees.
During the previous two years, devotees participated within the ritual by providing pongala at their houses as a result of covid scenario.
On Tuesday, the rituals started on the Attukal Devi temple when the temple tantri Thekkedath Parameswaran Vasudevan Bhattathirippad handed over a lighted lamp to the melsanthi P Kesavan Namboodiri on the sanctum sanctorum. The melsanthi then lit the fireplace on the thidapalli, the temple kitchen, and handed over the lamp to his co-priest. The latter lit the pandara aduppu, a particular fireplace arrange in entrance of the temple marking the beginning of the ritual.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Devotees celebrated the lighting of the pandara aduppu by loud chants and bursting crackers. Following the lighting of the pandara aduppu, 1000’s of devotees lined up on the temple premises and the quite a few metropolis streets lit their hearths to cook dinner pongala, the candy porridge thought-about to be the favorite of the goddess of the Attukal Devi temple.
Thousands of devotees lined up on the temple premises and the quite a few metropolis streets lit their hearths to cook dinner pongala. (Photo | Express)
Several dignitaries had been current on the temple premises throughout the lighting of the pandara aduppu. They included Mayor Arya Rajendran, Education Minister V Sivankutty and Shashi Tharoor MP.
Various authorities departments, together with the police and district administration, are taking steps for the sleek conduct of the competition. The Health Department has organized remedy services on the temple premises. Devotees have been requested to drink water regularly to keep away from dehydration as a result of excessive temperature.
