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information about india  TrivandrumIndia, Kerala
The Goddess in the temple of Attukal is worshipped as the Supreme Mother.


The Ponkala is the most important festival of Attukal Devi Temple celebrated every year. The offering of Pongala is a special temple practice prevalent in the southern part of Kerala and some parts of Tamilnadu. The Pongala takes place the entire area of about 6 kilometer radius around the temple premises inclusive of private houses, open fields, roads, commercial institutions, premises of Government offices etc. The uniqueness of the festival is that only women are allowed to do the offerings on that day. This time one million (100,000) of women devotees participated from different parts of Kerala and outside.

The devotees bring firewood for cooking the Ponkala. Ponkala is prepared in the form of pudding by cooking rice, jaggery, coconut kernel and plantain fruits in varying combinations. Ritual starts from morning and by noon all the ponkala would be ready.

A devotee from France Miss. Catherine (te
Uploaded: Mar, 07 2008 | Taken: Feb, 24 2005| Viewed: 42 times  | 4 votes


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