Attuvela Mahotsavam is Celebrated on 11 April 2013.This Day other Festival is ,Gudi Padwa,Chaitra Navratri too.
About Attuvela Mahotsavam
The Attuvela Mahotsavam is a water carnival.
According to legend, it is the welcome ceremony for the Goddess of
Kodungalloor who comes to visit her sister, the Goddess of Elamkavu.
The Goddess Bhagavathy is the presiding deity in this small temple.
During the two-day Attuvela, beautifully illuminated canoes, carrying a
huge replica of the temple, sail down the waters accompanied by hordes
of colourfully decorated small canoes and temple percussion music. The
procession of canoes starts from Attuvela kadavu, 2 km away from the
temple.
Traditions
During the 2-day Attuvela Mahotsavam devotees carry out a procession of beautifully decorated and brightly lit canoes. A huge colourful replica of the Elamkavu temple sails down the Moovattupuzha River while people perform traditional temple music. This water procession commences from the Attuvela kadavu which is 2 kilometers from the temple. This procession is what makes this festival a must see for people, and thousands of people visit Kerala during this event and make it even more beautiful.
Attuvela Mahotsavam Venue
The Attuvela Mahotsavam Festival will take place at the Elankavu
Bhagavathy Temple which is 3 kms away from Vaikom, in the Kottayam
district of Kerala. You can take a flight to the nearest airport, Cochin
International Airport, which is 50 kms away from Vaikom. If coming by
train, Ernakulam is the nearest railway station which is 30kms away from
the Elankavu Bhagavathy Temple. The temple is well connected via roads
to other parts of the state.
How to Rich Attuvela Mahotsavam(Kerela)
By Road:Vaikom is between Ernakulam (30 km) and Kottayam (40 km).
By Rail:The nearest railway station is Ernakulam which is about 30 km away from Vaikom.
By Air:The nearest airport is Cochin International Airport, which is about 50 km away.
Time to celebrate
The festival is celebrated in ‘Meenam’ month of Malyalam calendar which corresponds to March-April of Gregorian calendar. In 2013 the festival will fall on 11th April.
