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| PATTAMBI
NERCHA |
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| Celebrated In
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Palakkad, Kerala |
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| Centre of
Activity :
Pattambi Mosque |
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| Held in :
First week of February |
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| To commemorate
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Aloor Valiya Pookunjkoya Thangal |
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| The annual feast of the
Pattambi Mosque situated 61 kms from Palakkad, falls in the first week of
February. About 70- 80 tuskers are lined up for the festival. |
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Throngs of believers from all
corners of the state attend this festival, which is held in memory of Aloor
Valiya Pookunjkoya 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 river
Bharathappuzha. |
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