Once of the famous temples in India, Guruvayoor is situated in an
out-of-the way village in Chavakkad taluk, though it draws a vast
concourse of pilgrims from every part of the country. Devotees are
thronging to this temple not to see and appreciate the variety of
its structural patterns or to revel in the festivals celebrated there,
but only to feel the air of benediction that pervades this famous
shrine of Guruvayoorappan and to invoke his blessings.
The important religious festivals celebrated in this temple are:
1. Ashtami Rohini in Chingom (August
- September)
2. Sukla Paksha Ekadasi in Vrischikom
(November-December)
3. Kuchela Day in Dhanu (December-January)
the day on which Kuchela visited Sree Krishna with
beaten rice.
4. Dhwaja Prathishta day (Erection
of flag staff in the temple) on Makayiram Asterism in Makaram
(January- February).
5. Vishukkani in Medam (April)
6. The ten days Utsavam commencing
from Pooyam Asterism in Kumbhom (February-March).
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