Attukal Pongala festival at Attukal bhagavathi temple | Story behind Attukal temple
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ATTUKAL
PONGALA
Thiruvanathapuram,Kerala,India :The
Attukal Pongala held at Attukal Temple
is the largest gathering of women for a festival in the world. Attukal pongala even got into Guinness book of record. Check out the certificates .
The offering of ‘Pongala’ is an special practices in the southern part of kerala.
Attukal Pongala Guinness World Recorded for largest gathering of woman.
The offering of ‘Pongala’ is an special practices in the southern part of kerala.
Pongala
means ‘boil over’,its an kind of rice pudding made of rice,sweets
,coconut,nuts,etc which is offered to the Goddess(Attukal Amma).This Pongala is usually made in mud
pots.
Only
women can perform this ritual and during this festival the surroundings of the
temple will be covered with devotees .The entire city will he lighten up during
this festival and the streets of the city will be covered with thousands of
people on the day of Pongala.The number of devotees are increasing year by year
and it has been recorded in Guinness World Book Of Records.
THE ATTUKAL PONGALA FESTIVAL
Attukal Pongala
is celebrated yearly once and is held at attukal temple and around its
surroundings in Thiruvanathapuram.Its an ten day festival which starts in the
Malayalam month of makaram-kumbham ie between February-march and ends in the
day after pongala with Kuruthitharpanam. Among
these ten days the Pongala day is the major attraction.
As
lakhs of women visits Attukal pongala
during festival season it is known as
‘Sabarimala for Women’.
WHEN IS ATTUKAL PONGALA 2019 | 2019 ATTUKAL PONGALA DATE
2019 Attukal pongala will be held on 20 th February 2019 (Pooram Nakshatram) .
ATTUKAL TEMPLE STORY
The
Goddess ‘Kannaki’ is worshiped in
Attukal Temple.Story of Kannaki revolves like,kannaki was married to an rich
merchant Kovalan.After marriage Kovalan mets Madhavai a dancer and he spends
all his time and riches with madhavi forgetting his wife Kannaki.
But by time passed he lost all his wealth and then he returned back to Kannaki.Due to their poverty they decided to sell kannaki’s one pair of anklet. Kovalan went to Madurai to sell the anklet. But an anklet was stolen from the Queen of Madurai which looked similar to Kannaki's. When Kovalan tried to sell it, he was mistaken for the theft and beheaded by the king's soldiers.
But by time passed he lost all his wealth and then he returned back to Kannaki.Due to their poverty they decided to sell kannaki’s one pair of anklet. Kovalan went to Madurai to sell the anklet. But an anklet was stolen from the Queen of Madurai which looked similar to Kannaki's. When Kovalan tried to sell it, he was mistaken for the theft and beheaded by the king's soldiers.
Kannaki got extremely angry when she
heard the news and rushed to the King with the second pair of anklet and he broke one of the anklets in front of the king and it contained rubies
while the Queen's contained pearls.
She cursed the city of Madurai,and it
is said due to her chastity, the curse came true and city burned. Kannaki attained salvation after the Goddess of the
city appeared before her.And it is said that on her way to Kodungallur,Kannaki
visited Attukal and she took the form of a little girl and asked an old
man sitting near the banks of the stream to help her in crossing the
river.
Surprised with a small girl alone near the river ,he took her to his home,but she disappeared from there .Later She came back in his sleep and asked him to build a temple where he found 3 golden lines in his nearby ground of shrubs and herbs(Kavu). He went ahead and did the same, and it is said that this is at the location where now Attukal temple is situated.
Surprised with a small girl alone near the river ,he took her to his home,but she disappeared from there .Later She came back in his sleep and asked him to build a temple where he found 3 golden lines in his nearby ground of shrubs and herbs(Kavu). He went ahead and did the same, and it is said that this is at the location where now Attukal temple is situated.
Another story says that 'Attukal devi'
is Bhadrakali, born from the third eye of lord Shiva to kill the demon king
Daruka.
HOW TO REACH ATTUKAL TEMPLE
Air : The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, located at Valiyathura, 6kms from the city and about 7 km from the Temple. All international and domestic flights are available in this airport.
Rail : Thiruvananthapuram central station located at Thampanoor is about 2 km from the temple The booking office is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm and 2.15 to 8pm. Sunday from 8am to 2pm. Railway enquiry Phone: 131.
Road : Thampanoor, about 2 km from the shrine is the main bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram. It is located just opposite to the railway station. All long distance buses leave from here. (Bus Station - Phone: 0471-2323886)
Attukal Pongala festival at Attukal bhagavathi temple | Story behind Attukal temple
What ever may be stories or myths tells us.. Its very true that all devotees believes that "Attukal Amma " is behind all the prosperity happened to them.
Attukal Temple Phone Number
Land Line : 0471 246 3130
See : WHEN IS ATTUKAL PONGALA 2019
Enter your true blessing experiences in comment section
HOW TO REACH ATTUKAL TEMPLE
Air : The nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram International Airport, located at Valiyathura, 6kms from the city and about 7 km from the Temple. All international and domestic flights are available in this airport.
Rail : Thiruvananthapuram central station located at Thampanoor is about 2 km from the temple The booking office is open Monday to Saturday from 8am to 2pm and 2.15 to 8pm. Sunday from 8am to 2pm. Railway enquiry Phone: 131.
Road : Thampanoor, about 2 km from the shrine is the main bus terminal in Thiruvananthapuram. It is located just opposite to the railway station. All long distance buses leave from here. (Bus Station - Phone: 0471-2323886)
Attukal Pongala festival at Attukal bhagavathi temple | Story behind Attukal temple
What ever may be stories or myths tells us.. Its very true that all devotees believes that "Attukal Amma " is behind all the prosperity happened to them.
Attukal Temple Phone Number
Land Line : 0471 246 3130
See : WHEN IS ATTUKAL PONGALA 2019
Enter your true blessing experiences in comment section
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