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.
Category: Festivals
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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.
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Chittur Konganpada
The beautiful soul-stirring festival of God’s Own Country is celebrated in memory of the victory of Chittur Nairs (the warrior community of Kerala) against the battle of the militia of nearby Konganadu in 918 C.E. It is believed that Goddess Bhadrakali saved them.
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Parumala Perunnal
Parumala Perunnal is an annual feast held to commemorate the death anniversary of Bishop Mar Gregorios Metropolitan, the first canonised saint of the Malankara Orthodox Church of Kerala. The mortal remains of the Bishop are interred in the church.