Painkuni Festival is celebrated annually in Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, in Thiruvananthapuram. The main ritual of this festival is the hoisting of a ceremonial flag, called kodiyettu. After this, gigantic fibre-glass figures of Pandavas are placed at the eastern entrance of the temple.
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Navarathri Festival
What’s the story behind Navratri? Navratri is a time when Hindus celebrate the goddess Durga for killing the demon, Mahishasura. A more powerful God, Lord Brahma, had blessed Mahishasura with the gift of immortality because of his dedication to him, which meant he could never die.
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Kottangkulangara Chamayam
According to legend, a group of boys once tried to break a coconut by hitting it on a slab of stone and to everyone’s surprise, the stone slab started bleeding instantly. Astrologers suggested that the stone must have contained the divine energy of Vanadurga and instructed the locals to build a temple around the stone.
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Vettukadu Perunnal
The Feast of Christ the King Festival at the Madre – de – Deus Church is a popular and important church festival attended by lakhs of devotees and is also known as the Vettucaud Palli Perunnal. Thousands of people take part in the Solemnity Feast.