Chettikulangara Bharani

Event Date

Venue

Chettikulangara Sree Bhagavathy Temple, Chettikulangara, Alappuzha district.

Chettikulangara Bharani is an important festival of this temple dedicated to Goddess Bhadrakali. The festival is held on the Bharani asterism in the month of Kumbham, according to the Malayalam calendar. The temple draws large crowds of devotees for this colourful festival.

The spectacular Kettukazcha procession is the major attraction of the event. Brightly decorated structures, the taller and bigger ones assumed as horses and smaller ones as chariots makes this ceremonious procession majestic. The temple is also famous for the ritual Kuthiyottam.

Getting there

Nearest railway stations: Kayamkulam, about 5 km away. Mavelikkara, about 5 km away.

Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 85 km from Alappuzha.