Ponkala Festival

Ponkala on 26th April 2012 @ 9:00am

Ponkala Photos : 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007

Ponkala festival is one of the most important aspect of Vazhappully Sree Rajarajeshwari Devi. This is celebrated on Prathistadinam every year on Makeeryam star of Medam month, as per malayalam calender. Usually it falls in the month of April or May. Ponkala is a sweet offering of rice, jaggery, ghee and coconut made in earthen pot.

Ponkala is an exclusive festival for women devotees. By offering Ponkala women devotees are blessed for the well being of their husband and children. It is also believed that Ponkala offering brings good life partner for unmarried girls. All devotees irrespective nationality, caste, creed, religion and social status participate in this auspicious occasion.   

Finally temple priest sprays holy water to the payasam

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Around 9:30am the temple priest lights the hearth and this is passed on to every women devotees to light up their hearth for preparing the payasam. .

The fire is passed on among the woman devotees to their hearths to make the payasam.

Ponkala offering brings women devotees well being of their husband and children.