Attukal Pongala Maholsavam first time ever in Kent, the United Kingdom - February 27 2021 Saturday

Описание: Attukal Pongala Moholsavam 2021
Kent Ayyappa Temple
27 February 2021, at Medway Hindu Mandir

The Attukal Pongala, held in Attukal Temple - Thiruvananthapuram is the largest congregation of women for a festival in the world. Pongala, which means 'to boil over’, is the ritual in which women prepare sweet payasam (a pudding made from rice, jaggery, coconut and plantains cooked together) and offer it to the Goddess or ‘Bhagavathy’. According to the Hindu mythology, Attukal Devi is considered as an incarnation of Kannaki. Kannaki is considered to be one of the incarnations of Goddess Parvati who is worshipped in the form of Attukal Amma.

The ritual can only be performed by women and the streets of the city are known to be jam-packed with faithful devotees during the time of the festival. The Goddess-fondly referred to as ‘Attukalamma’ is said to be appeased by this ritual. The largest annual gathering of women is achieved by 2.5 million women in an event organised by ATTUKAL BHAGAVATHY TEMPLE TRUST in Kerala, India, on 10 March 2009.

Kent Ayyappa Temple and Medway Hindu Mandir are jointly organising the first ever Attukal Pongala Moholsavam in Kent on Saturday, 27 February 2021. With the blessings of Attukalamma, we hope to organise the spiritual event every year.

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Medway Hindu Mandir, Lloyds Bank, 30-97-12, 01873520

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