This annual eleven day festival is one of the major
event in northern Kerala. Grand elephant processions, performance
of art forms like poothamkali, nayadi, etc, form the highlights
of the festival. Hundreds of young women partake in the Mangalya
pooja (prayers for a happy and long marriage) a ritual unique to
this temple.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Angadippuram,
about 1 km
Nearest airport: Karipur International
Airport, Kozhikode, about 40 km.
Festivals
: Kerala is a land
of colourful festivals, which have a long history and tradition behind them.
Kerala's innumerable festivals however stand out because of their uniqueness.