The world famous attukal pongala is on february 20th, wednesday. Thiruvananthapuram will be under traffic regulations for a week during attukal pongala festival. Print a copy of the trinidad and tobago highway code, the exam preparation guide or study guide. Though every step was taken to provide compatibility across all major browsers, these files are best printed using the mozilla firefox web browser. These women prepare a divine food made of rice in earthen pots and offer it to the goddess of the temple. The festival ccelebrated at attukal devi temple in trivandrum annually for 10 days during february march is one of the most popular temple festivals in india. Goddess attukal bhagavathy living divinity of millions. Attukal ponkala, the largest annual gathering of women devotees in the world. In connection with the attukal pongala, traffic restrictions will come into effect on sunday from 2pm.
Kerala temples in attukal attukal bhagavathy temple. She cares her devotees like a mother does her children. A green protocol is already in place for the annual attukal pongala. Jan 02, 2015 the worlds only largest annual congregation festival of women is called attukal pongala. Attukal pongala attukal ponkala is the most reputed festival of this temple, which attracts devotees from all parts of india. Goddess bhadrakali, mounted over vethala, is the main deity in this temple. 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. It is expected that millions of devotees will participate in this temple festival.
Pongala mahotsatsavam 2020 kuthiyottam booking started on 2019 august 17 chingam 1st walkin interview is conducting for the post of autocad lab assistant in trust iti. Traffic curbs in capital from 2 pm on sunday the new indian express. Attukal pongala festival in kerala pongala festival in kearla. During my visit to keralas capital, i was keen on experiencing this festival, as i had learnt. The pongala preparation starts with the ritual called aduppuvettu. The city police commissioner, g sparjan kumar, said that no.
The world famous attukal pongala 2020 on march 09 th, monday. Follow traffic rules for a quick exit after pongala deccan chronicle. Trinidad and tobago driving regulations booklets printable. It is the largest womens gathering in the world and has made it to the guinness records. Additional stoppages and augmentation of coaches for attukal. Attukla pongala is the biggest festival in thiruvananthapuram. Southern rly invite sponsorships to run special train for devotees. Traffic restrictions on roads leading to attukal temple the hindu. Attukal pongala entered into the guiness book of world records for the largest women gathering festival in the world click here to view the guiness record certificate attukal bhagavathy temple trust. Attukal bhagavathy temple is one of the ancient temples of south india. Hous es near the temple provides space and shelter for devotees in their premises. Vedivazhipadu, directed by debutant shambu purushothaman, is a different take of events that unfold during an attukal pongala. Attukal pongala 2020 festival begins on february 12th, tuesday and concludes on february 21st, thursday.
The attukal bhagavathy temple celebrates pongala festival and that is called the attukal bhagavathy. Celebrated in attukal bhagavathi temple in thiruvananthapuram, the festival has a guinness record for being the largest single gathering of women for a religious activity. The attukal pongala held in attukal temple, one of the ancient temples in. It is popularly described as sabarimala of the women, as women form the major part of the devotees. Attukal bhagavathy temple darshan, aarti, pooja timings. Thousands offer pongala at attukal deccan chronicle. The offering of pongala is a very special temple practice in the southern part of kerala. Attukal temple is the abode of the goddess, who is the supreme preserver and destroyer. Attukal pongala mahotsavam at attukal bhagavathy temple in. Experience the euphoria of religion, faith and beliefs during the attukal pongala festival celebrated at the renowned attukal bhagavathi temple in keralas capital city of thiruvananthapuram.
This festival at aatukal has been entered into the guinness book of world. Attukal bhagavathy temple is located at attukal, trivandrum in kerala, india. Attukal pongala festival the exclusively womens festival. The specialty of this festival is cutting across faith, caste, creed and colour, the heights of devotion witnessed during this festival in thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of kerala, is quite. Printable version is formatted for letter sized paper 8 12 x 11. Attukal ponkala festival of kerala is exclusively for women and is held at attukal bhagavathy temple in thiruvananthapuram city. Attukal pongala mahotsavam is a 10 days festival which falls on february march every year malayalam month of kumbham. It is celebrated at attukal bagavathy temple in the city in a grand scale. Devotees arrive to occupy space near the temple premises for attukal pongala festival. Around 3,000 police personnel have been designated for the security in the city for the attukal pongala. Railways have announced additional stoppages and augmentation of coaches for the attukal pongala in thiruvananthapuram on march 02, 2018. Getting the city ready for attukal pongala the hindu. Train no 16649 mangalore nagercoil jn parasuram express will stop at mayyanad, kadakavur and chirayinkeezh stations.
Amidst the strict traffic regulations put in place as part of festival arrangements and the. Attukal pongala entered into the guiness book of world records for the largest women gathering festival in the world. Feb 22, 2016 traffic regulations to be in place from 2 pm on monday to tuesday night 8 o clock. As a devotee of attukal amma, i used to offer pongala since the age of 10, whenever possible. Attukal bhagavathy temple attukal bhagavathy temple is a famous hindu temple in kerala. A unique hindu festival, attukal pongala is an annual congregation of more than a million women to offer pongala to attukal devi, an incarnation of shakti, the mother goddess in hinduism. Adgp sreelekha ipss thoughts on attukal pongala 20. You wont find anywhere else in the world such a huge participation of women alone. Attukal pongala 2019 attukal pongala entered into the guiness book of world records for the largest women gathering festival in the world click here to view the guiness record certificate. In the year 2019, an estimate of 40 lakhs women participated in pongala festival at attukal, on which was spread over several kms distance. Congestion on newly widened sixlane stretches continued until 4. Youth clubs, neighborhood groups and masculine performance of religiosity article pdf available in economic and political weekly 4917 april 2014 with 241 reads. The sabarimala of women this temple attracts the biggest throng of women devotees for the annual attukal pongala festival.
Interestingly, men are not allowed to participate in the festivities. It is situated about two kilometres to the south east from sree padmanabhaswamy temple in thiruvananthapuram city. Attukal pongala 2010 attukal devi temple thiruvananthapuram. Rspb 119, stores 4, telecommunication 3, track 2, traffic commercial 414. Around 3,000 police personnel have been designated for the security arrangements in the city for the attukal pongala. Driving regulations booklets printable choose the booklet you would like to print below, based on its contents.
Team annapoorna joins the festivities of attukal pongala. Official website of attukal bhagavathy temple trust. Attukal is a hindu pilgrimage centre in thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india. The city traffic police have decided to impose restrictions along the roads leading to the attukal bhagavathy temple in view of the increasing. If by cake, you mean millions of women sticking to the shade but ready for some sacred fire, and by walk, you mean rolling through among a half. The temple and its main festival also find place in guinness book of world records for the highest attendance of women on february 23, 1997. Irrespective of differences, all the residents of trivandrum join togeth er to cater the needs of the visiting devotees. The thiruvananthapuram corporation has called upon devotees to carry their own steel plates and steel glasses and tumblers. Pongala, an exclusive festival for women, falling in february march, is the speciality of this temple.
The supreme court of india came into being two days after india became a sovereign democratic republic. The attukal devi temple goddess attukal bhagavathy. Attukal pongala is a 10day festival celebrated at the attukal temple, thiruvananthapuram, kerala, india, during which there is a huge gathering of millions of women on the ninth day. Attukal pongala attukal ponkala festival of kerala is exclusively for women and is held at attukal bhagavathy temple in thiruvananthapuram city. The goddess kannagi is worshipped at attukal temple who is an incarnation of goddess parvati. Celebrating attukal pongala festival in kerala my india. Traffic regulations to be in place from 2 pm on monday to tuesday night 8 o clock. It is situated about two kilometres to the south east from sree padmanabhaswamy temple in thiruvananthapuram city the attukal bhagavathy temple, one of the ancient temples of south india, is popularly described as sabarimala of the women, as women form the major portion of devotees. The city police commissioner, g sparjan kumar, said that no heavy vehicles, container lorries and timber lorries. Attukal pongala begins on sunday the new indian express.
The attukal bhagavathy temple is a hindu religious shrine at attukal, trivandrum in kerala, india. Attukal bhagavathy is an incarnation of goddess shakti and the attukal temple is known as the sabarimala of women. The attukal pongala held in attukal temple, thiruvananthapuram is the largest congregation of women for a festival in the world. The temple is situated just 2 km from the main city center of thiruvananthapuram, the capital of the state of kerala. This entered in the guinness book of world records in 1997 and 2009 for participating 15 lakhs and 25 lakhs respectively.
In kerala, a festival that marks the worlds largest gathering of women south reported by sneha mary koshy, edited by janaki fernandes updated. This temple is dedicated to goddess bhadrakali kannaki, mounted over vethala. Attukal temple is also known as the sabarimala of women,tens of hundreds of women devotees throng together on the day of pongala with their offerings to the goddess and to seek blessings. The pongala festival will commence when the idol of the devi will be embellished with kappu. On the morning, around 900 women devotees who had gathered at karamana, to offer pongala to attukal devi were served breakfast by a team of seven annapoorna volunteers from thiruvananthapuram. The specialty of this festival is cutting across faith, caste, creed and colour, the heights of devotion witnessed during this festival in thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of kerala, is quite phenomenal. Kappukettu ritual will be held at attukal bhagavathy temple on sunday, marking the beginning of the 10day. The offering of ponkala is a very special temple practice in the southern part of kerala. When a thousand women walk the road to the historical centre of trivandrum, you know its pongala. The buzz in the city in the runup to attukal pongala peaked on tuesday as women from far and near started arriving for what is billed as the largest congregation of women in the world.
The attukal pongala, a religiousfestival in thiruvananthapuram district, is the biggest gathering of women in the world. Fbi, las vegas police arrest man for killing indian national in 20. Attukal pongala figures in the guinness world records as the largest annual gathering of women. The worlds only largest annual congregation festival of women is called attukal pongala. Attukal pongala in kerala 2020 festivals in kerala. Attukal pongala is a womens only festival celebrated in the ancient bhagavathy temple at attukal in thiruvananthapuram district. The tendaylong temple festival is in the malayalam month of makaramkumbham februarymarch. Experience the euphoria of religion, faith and beliefs during the attukal pongala festival celebrated at the renowned attukal bhagavathi temple in keralas capital city of. Traffic regulation in tvm for aattukaal pongala aattukaal.
Feb 28, 20 adgp sreelekha ipss thoughts on attukal pongala 20. One of the important religious festivals of kerala celebrated in trivandrum, the attukal pongal is celebrated religiously in this temple in the presence of a number of devotees. In kerala, a festival that marks the worlds largest. Traffic jams lasting up to two hours were experienced on muttatharaenchakkal section of the bypass. Attukal pongala is the main festival of this temple.
As a 22 year old post graduate i prayed once to attukal amma, please let me get through the civil. Amidst the strict traffic regulations put in place as part of festival arrangements and the scorching heat in the city the breakfast was gladly received. The attukal bhagavathy temple, one of the ancient temples of south india, is popularly described as sabarimala of the women, as women form the major portion. Attukal bhagavathy attukal devi temple, an ancient temple in the city of trivandrum has a very special position. Though every step was taken to provide compatibility across all major browsers, these. As per the tamil poem silappathikaram the epic of the anklet, the story has it that kannagis husband kovalan was given death penalty by the ruler of madurai for stealing the anklet of the queen. The city corporation will complete all road maintenance works in wards surrounding attukal temple before february 20, said mayor v. Pongala pasayam sarkara payasam attukal pongala special.
For the devotees, attukal devi attukal amma or attukal bhagavathy is supreme power, capable of delivering all the wishes of her devotees. Attukal pongala, the festival at attukal bhagavathi temple. Attukal temple is also known as the sabarimala of women,tens of hundreds of women devotees throng together on the day of pongala with their offerings to. Read the entire trinidad and tobago highway code online, fully formatted in full colour. Attukal pongala festival, indian attukal pongala festival. Tens of hundreds of women devotees throng together on the day of pongala with their offerings to the goddess and to seek blessings. The pongala mahotsavam is the most important festival of attukal bhagavathy temple. The date of 2014 attukal pongala festival is on 16th february 2014, sunday. With the state backing out, the corporation faces the problem of dealing with the waste.
Occupying up to 5 km of streets around attukal temple, the festival falls on the second to last day of the month of makaramkumbham of the keralas lunar calendar. Braving the hot sun, thousands of women prepared pongala offering in makeshift brick stoves to appease the presiding deity of attukal bhagavathy temple here, in what is called as one of the. Ninth day is the most important day of the festival when the famous attukal pongala mahotsavam takes place. The tenday long celebration commences in the malayalam month of makaramkumbham feb marchon the karthika star. Attukal bhagavathy temple, thiruvananthapuram, attukal. The day starts early for women who offer attukal pongala and ends late for sanitary workers cleaning up after the event. Adgp sreelekha ipss thoughts on attukal pongala youtube. Explore attukal pongala profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of attukal pongala.
Februarymarch the attukal bhagavathi temple devoted to the goddess bhagavathi is situated in thiruvananthapuram city. Attukal pongala is recorded in the guinness book as the. Attukal pongala 2020 date in trivandrum, kerala attukal. Additional stoppages and augmentation of coaches for.
Muhammed arif will be in charge of the traffic regulations and firerelated and other exigencies respectively. Review meeting of arrangements for attukal pongala held. The pongala festival of the temple is the largest women gathering festival in the world. Pongala is the most important festival of attukal bhagavathy temple. The festival begins on the karthika star with the traditional kappukettu and kudiyiruthu ceremony, the idol of devi, is embellished with kappu bangles. The attukal pongala festival also reached guinness book of world records of largest annual gathering of women, when 1.
Famed as the festival exclusively for women attukal pongala is a celebration that is worth witnessing in kerala. Attukal temple is located in trivandrum, kerala, india, and the deity is popularly referred as attukal amma. Food, refreshment, sanita tion needs for the devotees are hap pily attended by the city folks. A collection of attukal pongala pictures, images, comments for facebook, whatsapp, instagram and more.