The Malayalam Calendar, or the Kollam Era, is a sidereal solar calendar used in Kerala. The origin of the calendar has been dated to 825 CE, commemorating the establishment of Kollam.
Pooram pronounced is an annual festival, which is celebrated in temples dedicated to goddesses Durga or Kali, held especially in the old Valluvanad area, and to a lesser extent in other places, covering Kerala State's present-day Palakkad, Thrissur and Malappuram districts) as also Kollam district, after the summer harvest. Harimattom pooram is one of the famous pooram in Ernakulam. An example of a famous pooram is Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram which has an active participation of 11 Lakh people across the country. Most pooram festivals have at least one ornately decorated elephant being paraded in the procession taken out of the temple precincts. However, there are some well known poorams, such as Anthimahakalankavu Vela, Chelakkara, Aryankavu Pooram at shoranur Palakkad and Machad mamangam near Wadakkanchery that do not use the caparisoned elephant, instead go for stilted mannequins of horses or bullocks. Vela is also a festival like pooram. Thrissur Pooram is the most famous of all poorams, known for fire works. The second-best-known Pooram in Kerala is Kollam Pooram. Kavassery pooram is well known for fireworks during afternoon. Some other well-known pooram festivals are Arattupuzha-Peruvanam Pooram, Chalissery Pooram is well known for the art and cultural standards, Anthimahakalankavu Vela, Nenmara Vallangi Vela, Vairankode Vela, Chinakathoor pooram, Mannarkkad Pooram, Kavassery Pooram, Pariyanampatta Pooram, Harimattom Pooram and Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram. Peruvanam-Arattupuza pooram is celebrating its 1436th year in 2018.
Cherthala is a municipality in the Alappuzha district of Kerala, India and act as satellite town of kochi. It is located 20 km (12.4 mi) north of the district headquarters in Alappuzha and about 146 km (90.7 mi) north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Cherthala has a population of 45,821 people, and a population density of 2,727/km2 (7,060/sq mi).
Lokanarkavu Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Durga devi situated in Memunda, 4 km from Vatakara, in Kozhikode District, North Malabar region of Kerala state of south India. Lokanarkavu is a short form of Lokamalayarkavu which means lokam (world) made of mala (mountain), aaru (river) and kavu (grove). The closest railway station is at Vatakara, which is 5 km from temple. The nearest airport is Kannur airport which is 54 km away.
Panchavadyam, literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four — timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka — belong to the percussion category, while the fifth, kombu, is a wind instrument.
Kuzhur is a small village in the southern end of Thrissur district of the Indian state of Kerala. The old Jewish settlement of Mala is the nearest town.
Attukal is a Hindu pilgrimage centre located on the banks of Killi river, in the capital city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It is situated about two kilometres to the south-east from the Padmanabhaswamy Temple.
Mannar is a census town in Chengannur Taluk in Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India, on State Highway 6. It is also known as the Bell Metal Town.
Sooranad North is a village in Kollam district in the south west Indian state of Kerala. It is believed that Sooranad was ruled by King SOORAN and hence the name.
Oachira or Ochira is in Kollam district
Ochira is the main border of Alappuzha and Kollam districts. Ochira town is in the Karunagappalli taluk of Kollam district. Ochira includes areas of Alappuzha district and Kollam district. [1] Ochira Gram Panchayat came into existence in 1953. [2] Ochira Block Panchayat is in Karunagappally Taluk. Gram panchayats of Ochira, Kulasekharapuram, Thazhava, and Klapana are included in the Ochira block. Ochira has been a Buddhist centre since ancient times. This area is on the border of Kollam district and Alappuzha district.[3] The famous Ochira Parabrahma Temple is located here.
Kerala, a state in southwestern India, has many Hindu temples. Many of the temples have unique traditions and most hold festivals on specific days of the year. Temple festivals usually continue for a number of days. A common characteristic of these festivals is the hoisting of a holy flag which is then brought down only on the final day of the festival. The largest festival in kerala in Pooram category is Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha temple and in Ulsavam category is Vrishchikolsavam of Thripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple. Some festivals include the most famous of these being the Thrissur Pooram. Temples that can afford it will usually involve at least one richly caparisoned elephant as part of the festivities. The idol of the God in the temple is taken out on a procession around the countryside atop this elephant. When the procession visits homes around the temple, people will usually present rice, coconuts and other offerings to the God. Processions often include traditional music such as Panchari melam or Panchavadyam. The festivals of Kerala are famous around the globe due to its diversity of experience.
Hinduism, Islam and Christianity are the prominent religions in Kollam district. As per the Census 2011, out of the total population of 2,635,375 persons, 64.42% follow Hinduism, 19.30% follow Islam and 16.00% follow Christianity. Other religions comprise 0.04%, while 0.25% did not state any religion.
Thuravoor is a gram panchayat in the Pattanakkad Block of Cherthala Taluk of the Alappuzha District, State of Kerala, India. It comes under Aroor Assembly constituency. Thuravoor will lie under Kochi UA in the future. A four lane(six lane is progressing) National Highway 66 passes through the village, which along with a railway station gives it excellent connectivity with the remainder of the state. The new 6 lane elevated highway is from Thuravoor to Aroor. Upon completion, it will become the longest elevated highway in the country. Thuravoor is a rapid developing town. It lies in Aroor Assembly constituency. Thuravoor Kumbalangi road is a main road parallel to NH 66. Thuravoor is the major entry to Kochi city.
Anikkattilammakshethram is a Hindu Temple situated in Anicadu Village, 3.5 km from Mallappally in Pathanamthitta district in the southern part of Kerala, in the peninsular India.
Nalukulangara Pooram is a popular temple festival of the South Indian state of Kerala. It is held at the Nalukulangara Maha Devi Temple in Alleppy District every year on the 'Pooram' day of the Malayalam Calendar month of 'Makaram'. 'Pooram' day is the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star. People celebrate pooram without any religious difference. And it is a good time for street vendors.
Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple is a temple in India, dedicated to Shiva as kirata (hunter). This temple's specialty is that the deity give dharshan to the western side. This temple is situated in Manjapra village in Ernakulam District of the Indian state of Kerala. The deity of Siva is in the Sankalppa of Kirathamoorthy that is Vettakkaran. The legend is that Prathishta was done by Kartavirya Arjuna.
Manakkattu Devi Temple is a temple in Kerala. The temple is located at Pallippad in Karthikappalli taluk of Alappuzha district in the south Indian state Kerala. It is situated about 4 km east of Harippad on Nangiarkulangara Mavelikkara road. It comes under four NSS Karayogams
Vadakkan Koyikkal temple, a Devi temple or Bhagavathi temple near Kayamkulam, is situated in Puthiyavila village, Alappuzha in Kerala.
Budhanoor is a village in Chengannur taluk, in the Alappuzha District of Kerala state, India. It has 14 wards – Kadamboor, Budhanoor West, Budhanoor East, Budhanoor South, Ennakkadu, Ennakkadu North, Ulunthy East, Ulunthy, Elanjimel. Perigalippuram West, Perigalippuram East, Gramam, Tayyoor and Perngadu. Neighbor villages are Mannar, Chennithala, Pandanadu and Puliyoor.
The Thoniyakavu Temple is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to the Goddess Bhadrakali, located in the village of Puthenpeedika in Kerala state, India.
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