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Kerala Festival Directory April 2005

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February 2005

March 2005

April 2005

May 2005

05

description

place, town

district

km

15

Vallomkali

Ochira

Alappuzha

-

16

Tholpavakoothu - (shadow puppets) last day procession 10 dys

-

Alappuzha

-

4

Festival - 2 Theyyams - Chembayikottam - 4 days

Perool, Payyannur

Kannur

5

6

Festival - 9 Theyyams – Vadassery Viswakarma temple

Vadassery, Cherupuzha

Kannur

13

8

Festival - 2 Theyyams - 4 days -Manyamangalam, Kuthirmmal

Ezhimala, Payyannur

Kannur

town

14

Festival - 5 Theyyams - 2 days - Kozhummal, Kanam

Mathil, Payyannur

Kannur

14

4

Festival -10 Theyyams - 4 days - Vaniyillom Someswari

Theru, Kanjangad

Kasargod

1

14

Kalampattu - 4 days Rituals

Bandadukka Amuruga temple

Kasargod

48

1

Elephants & Percussion, Kathakali, art forms-10 days

Asramam Sree Krishna temple

Kollam

town

2

Temple festival - 10 days - Mahaganapathy temple

Kottarakkara

Kollam

-

3

Elephants & percussion, various art forms -10 days

Siva temple, Kottarakkara town

Kollam

town

3

25 elephants, art forms, Kavidi, motif horses

Krishna temple, Mukhathala

Kollam

10

10

40 elephants, Kathakali at different stages, art forms

Asramam Sree Krishna temple

Kollam

town

12

Temple festival -10 days - Manikanteswaram

Kottarakkara

Kollam

-

3

Temple festival - 8 days, Thirumoozhikulam

Vaikkom

Kottayam

-

7

Thira spl. Costumes - 3 days

Sree Paradevatha temple, Vatakara

Kozhikode

12

11

Coconut breaking, Kalampattu etc

Vettekkaran temple, Azhiyur

Mahi

2

8

Theyyam, motif horses etc - 3 days

Devi temple, Manjery

Malappuram

17

15

Tholpavakoothu - (shadow puppets) last day procession 10 dys

Meenkulathikavu, Palakkad

Palakkad

-

8

Aalpindi, vilakku, thalapoli, Kurambala, Puthenkavu

Pandalam

Pathanamthitta

4

2

Temple festival -10 days

Manikandeswaram

Trivandrum

-

3

Temple festival -10 days

Kazhakkoottam

Trivandrum

-

12

Temple festival -8 days

Parassala, Neyyattinkara

Trivandrum

40

 (*)

Elephants, percussions & art forms

(**)

Theyyam (number of theyyams/days)

source:

"Kerala Festival Message 2005"
Directory of festivals in Kerala
Compiled and edited by C.A. Menon

further reference:

The official website of Kerala tourism