Attukal Pongala
On 7th March, 2023, Attukal Pongala festival was held in Attukal Temple, Thiruvananthapuram.
About the Festival
- It is a 10-day religious festival celebrated at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
- Pongala, which means 'to boil over’, is the ritual in which women prepare sweet payasam (a pudding made from rice, jaggery, coconut and plantains cooked together) and offer it to the Goddess or ‘Bhagavathy’.
- The ritual can only be performed by women and the streets of the city are known to be jam-packed with faithful devotees during the time of the festival.
- On the ninth day there is a huge gathering ....
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