Nenmara Vallangi Vela

Event Date

Venue

Nellikkulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Nenmara, Palakkad district.

The Nenmara Vallangi Vela is a joint invocation of the Nellikkulangara Bhagavathy by the people of Nenmara and Vallangi villages. Kodiyettam (flag hoisting ceremony to mark the beginning of the festival) is conducted on 13 April. Various folk arts like Kummatti, Karivela, Andivela and so on mark the following days. On the concluding day (Vela) about 30 caparisoned tuskers are arrayed in ceremonial splendour under a heavily decorated canopy. The Nenmara Vallangi Vela spectacle is considered second only to the Thrissur Pooram.

Getting there

Nearest railway station: Palakkad, about 40 km.

Nearest airports: Coimbatore in the neighbouring state of Tamilnadu, about 55 km; Cochin International Airport, about 120 km.