Neelamperoor Padayani

Event Date

Venue

Palli Bhagavathy Temple at Neelamperoor (Alappuzha district), 16 km away from Kottayam

Neelemperoor Pooram Padayani is held at the precincts of the beautiful temple of Goddess Bhagavathy at Neelemperoor near Kottayam.

During the pooram festival, decorated motifs of Swans; both large and small, form part of the Kettukazcha the symbolic offering made to the Goddess. These are then carried in a procession, on the main day of the festival in which bigger ones are moved on platforms with wooden wheels and smaller ones carried on the shoulders of devotees. A unique aspect of the motif decoration here at Neelemperoor is the sourcing of different colours.

The required colours are taken from the surroundings, in the form of leaves, flower petals, parts of the coconut tree and other local plant varieties.

The procession is conducted at night and in its course towards the temple; it is accompanied by the reverberating beats emanating from several traditional drums (Chenda) along with clanging of Cymbals that fills the air with a captivating rhythm.

Getting there

Nearest railway station: Kottayam, about 16 km away.

Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 76 km away.