Pattambi Nercha, Pattambi, Palakkad District

Pattambi Nercha, Pattambi, Palakkad District

The annual feast of the Pattambi mosque, situated 61 km from Palakkad, falls on the 22nd of February . About 70-80 tuskers are lined up for the festival. Throngs of believers from all corners of the State attend this festival, which is held in memory of Aloor Valiya Pookunjikoya Thangal - a Muslim saint of South Malabar. The town is illuminated brilliantly and a pageant replete with traditional musical ensembles like Panchavadyam and Thayambaka is taken out in the night. Various art forms get under way on the banks of the Bharathappuzha.

Getting there:

Nearest railway station: Pattambi

Nearest airports : Coimbatore in Tamilnadu, about 100 km; Cochin International Airport, about 100 km