THRIKKAKARA TEMPLE
(Thousands take part in mass
‘Onasadya’-2012)
The nine-day Onam festival at Thrikkakara
temple, seat of the Onam legend, ended on Wednesday with more than 10,000
people participating in the traditional Onasadya.The Thiruvonam day rituals and
festivities started at the temple in the early hours and continued till late
into the afternoon until the festival flag was lowered after 5 p.m.Thousands of
people, drawn from different communities, participated in the rituals,
festivities and cultural programmes throughout the day despite incessant rain.
Long queues of people were seen waiting to take part of the votive feast, the
number of people participating in the traditional lunch increasing every year.
The
highlight of the cultural programmes was the staging of the trio of traditional
dances — Ottamthullal, Seethankanthullal and Parayanthullal by
Sreevatsakalakendram Kaduthuruthy. Vadakkan Paravoor Mathrusangham and
Thiruvathira Kalkendram, Kaloor staged Thiruvathira, which were followed by a
karaoke music concert. Pakalppooram and fireworks marked the culmination of the
celebrations.
Prof.
John Kurakar
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