Kerala is a land where festivals never end. Reflections of the varied terrain of the land and the exuberant people, these festivals are usually connected with a temple or some special days.This time we are proudly introducing Sivaratri Festival at Sivasakthi Temple in South Kerala.( 30Km away from the world famous Beach Kovalam )
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Temple festival
Festivity is in the air, throughout the year, in Kerala. Kerala is a land where festivals never end. Reflections of the varied terrain of the land and the exuberant people, these festivals are usually connected with a temple or some special days. This time be a part of one of the famous temple festivals in South Kerala, where you find the rich tradition and customs of Kerala are followed in its true sense and spirits. It is a spectacular event, combining the majestic elephant pageantry with the frenzied playing of drums and cymbals and rounded off with variety of various temple arts and dances.
The main programs of the festival are as follows.
Ezhunnellippu: A procession of elephants highly ornamented and accompanied by people holding royal temple umbrellas
Kavadi :The most potent propitiatory rite that a devotee undertakes to perform is what is known as the "Kavadi".The benefits that the devotee gains from offering a Kavadi to the Lord are a million fold greater than the little pain that he inflicts upon himself.
Agni Kawadi : This is the most difficult and rarest spiritual offering 3 persons after after 41 days of spiritual fasting walks through a pit of buring coals. The beating of the drums, burning of the incense and singing hymns in praise of the Lord makes devotee to get into a state of God intoxication and enables him to walk over the live charcoal and attain a supreme state of devotion.
Parawa Kavadi: Parawa means bird. The devotee is suspended in the air like a bird by means of steel hooks on his flesh attached to a movable platform.
Mayil Kavadi :Kavadi man dressed as peacocks, resplendent with Peacock feathers and a glittering head-dress dances like a Peacock (Mayil means peacock).
Kumbha Kawadi: Kumbham means traditional pot. A group of kavadi men carry kumbham on their head and dance without leeting it falling down .
Kuthira kawadi :Kuthira means horse. A group of Kawadi men dressed like a horse and dance.
Pookawadi :40 Kawadi men of two groups decorated their head With flower and dance.
Theyam: Theyam one of the most outstanding temple arts of Kerala has its origin in the northern parts of the state. This ritualistic art demands long hours of preparation before the performance. The theyam represents a mythological, divine or heroic character. The performance is accompanied by the resounding chenda/Veeku Chenda, Elathalam and Kuzhal (Horn).
Neyyandimelam :Old temple orchestra.
Panchavadyam: Taditional Kerala Orchestra with five different Musical instruments.
Arrattu: The royal bathing of God’s Idol with elephants at Neyyar River.
Singarimelam: A group of 20 men carrying tradtional temple musical instruments with playing and dancing.
Veil : 18 feets iron rod pierced through the cheeks of the Kawadi men.