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| THIRUNELLI
FESTIVAL |
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| Celebrated In
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Wayanad, Kerala |
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| Centre of
Activity :
Shri Thirunelli Devaswom, Thirunelli |
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| Duration :
2 days |
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| In the month
of :
April |
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| Thirunelli Festival is a
two-day festival celebrated on Vishu day and its eve, in the Malayalam month of
Medam (April) is the annual festival of Sree Thirunelli Devaswom at Thirunelli
in Wayanad.
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Papanasini, the holy mountain
spring here believed to have the divine power to absolve the soul of all its
sins, flows near the shrine.
A sacred rock nearby is the place where ritual offerings are made for the
ancestors on the new moon days of Malayalam months of 'Karkkidakam' (July/
August), 'Thulam' (October/ November) and 'Kumbham' (February/ March). |
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