Festival

Festival

The Thalapoli Mahostavam of Ponneth Devi Kshethram is conducted every year in Makara Masam, according to Malayalam calender, that comes around February. 

This year the festival starts on Avittam and ends on Bharani. Seven days of puja's and functions are conducted in a grand manner.The festival starts with the daily pujas and followed by para eyunallipu. The temple elephant is decorated and it carries the holy deity. The pakalpooram is on the 6th day and the procession starts from Ayyankandayath temple and reaches Ponneth temple taking para all through the way. The 7th day is Thookamkuttal. It is a breathtaking sight to watch. A man clings to a big pole and circles himself around the temple. This ceremony is not performed in most of the temples nowadays.

Thalapoli Details
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 First Day - January 13, 2024  (1199 Dhanu 28)

 5:00 AM    Suprabhatam,Nirmalya          Darshanam,GanapathyHomam
  6:00 AM    Ushapuja

   9:30 AM    Uchhapuja

   5:00 PM     Nadathurakkal

   5:30 PM     Bhajana by Ponneth Kavu Vanitha Bhajan  Sangam
  6.00 PM     Deeparadhana

   6.30 PM     Bhajana by Samarpan Group- Chitra Vishwesharan & party

   7.00 PM     Bharatnatyam 

  Devi Nrithyanjali- A dance presentation with devotional songs of Devi Parashakhti  

By Dr.Hema Sreeram, Natyacharya Shri K. T. Kalyanasundaram.

Principal: Sri RajaRajeshwari Bharata, Natya Kalamandir Mumbai.

  8.00 PM     Athzhapuja

   10.00 PM     Thaalam- Chilavanoor Pottamkeri   Colony

Sudarshana Suryodaya Mahila Samajan Colony

Second Day - January 14, 2024  (1199  Dhanu 29)

   5:00 AM   Suprabhatam,Nirmalya           Darshanam,GanapathyHomam
  6:00 AM   Ushapuja
  9:30 AM      Uchapuja 

   5:00 PM     Nadathurakkal

   6:30 PM Deeparadhana

    Followed by Thiruvathirakali

       By Usha Damodaran & Party, Eroor, Tripunithra

    7:00 PM    BhaktiganaDhara

    By Shruthi Orchestra, Tripunithra

    8.00 PM     Athazhapuja

    10.00 PM     Thaalam - By Chilavanoor Thekumbhagam   Vanithas

Third Day - January 15,2024  (1199  Makaram 1)

     5:00 AM   Suprabhatam,Nirmalya   Darshanam,GanapathyHomam
    6:00 AM   Ushapuja
    9:30 AM   Uchapuja 

     5:00 PM Nadathurakkal    

     6:00 PM Thiruvathirakalli  

      By  Usha & party                              
    6:00 PM    Deeparadhana

     6.30 PM   Sopanasangeetham 

         By Eroor Biju and Students

     
    8:00 PM     Athazhapuja

     8:30 PM     Nrithasandhya 

      By Harakripa Nrithyalayam- Founded by Kalamandalam Gopinath

     10.00 PM     Thaalam - By Chilavanoor Corporation   Colony

Fourth Day - January 16,2022  (1199  Makaram 2)

      5:00 AM   Suprabhatam,Nirmalya 

                         Darshanam,GanapathyHomam      
     6:00 AM   Ushapuja
     6:30 AM   Uchapuja 

      5:00 PM Nadathurakkal

      6:00PM Thiruvathirakalli

                      By Thekke Amman Kovil Thiruvathira group

                       Diwans Rd ,Ernakulam
     6:30 PM    Deeparadhana 

                      Followed by Bharatnatyam

                      By Ashwathi Narayan and Nitya Jeevan, TVM

       7.00 PM Varity Entertainments By 

                   Mannam Kalavedhi

       8:00 PM    Athazhapuja

       10.00 PM    Thaalam - By Vikas Nagar/Shreyas Nagar

Fifth Day -  January 17,2024 (1199  Makaram 3)

    5:00  AM   Suprabhatam, Nirmalya    
                             Darshanam,GanapathyHomam
   6:00 AM   Ushapuja,Kootavedi
   8:30 AM    Kazchaseeveli- In temple premises

    4:30 PM     Nadathurakal
   5:00 PM      Pakalpooram- within the  Temple   premises

        Panjavadhyam by Thrichattukulam Arun Maraar & team

        Melam by Palipuram Vyshakh and party 

     7:30 PM   Nrithasandhya

       By Anaya Krishna Jayaprakash

     8:00 PM     Deeparadhana

           Followed By  Athazhapuja,   Bhramanipaatt,  

                     Thayambaka

      10:00 PM    Thalapoli Ezhunalapp- within temple premises
                     Rathrivilak   by Cheruparambath family

Sixth Day - Janury 18,2024 (1199 Makaram 4)

     5:00 AM   Suprabhatam,Nirmalya     

            Darshanam,GanapathyHomam
    6:00 AM   Ushapuja,Kootavedi

     11:00 AM   Uchapuja
    8:30 AM   Kazcha Sheeveli
    4:00 PM   Pakalpooram with Panchavadhyam and melam                      
             Within temple premises   by Sarvashri Pulipra    Jayan 

             Maraar and Party.  Melam by Thirumarayoor               

             Unnikrishna Maraar & party

     6:00 PM   TDM Orchestra Presents

                      Suvarna Geetangal

     8:00 PM      Nrithasandhya

      By Divya Sreenath - Kalakendra

     8.30 PM      Athazhapuja
    8:45 PM      Brahmanipatt and Thayambaka

     9:00 PM Ganamela

          BY Thrishur Arts Communications

     10:00 PM   Thalapolli ezhunalipp
                    Ashwathi   Thalapolli - within temple premises
 

Seventh Day - January 19,2024  (1199  Makaram 5)

         5:00 AM    Nadathurakal

                            NirmalyaDarshanam

                            Ganapati Homam

          6:00 AM    Usha Puja

          9.30 AM    Ucha puja

          11:00 AM

          to 2 PM     Prasadoott

          4:30 PM    Chakiarkooth By Kanninjad Suraj

         5:00 PM Procession for   Thukamkuthal from   

             Kadavanthara Devi temple   

         6.00 PM Thookamkutha

        6.15 PM Araatt

Ezham Gurthi-January 25, 2024  (1199 Makaram 11)

     7:00   PM                           12 Uruli Valiya Guruthi
                                           By Temple Priests