The event falls on Feb 5. It is held in the Pattambi Mosque on the main road of Pattambi town, Palakkad district. Pattambi Nercha is a festival held in memory of Aloor Valiya Pookunjikoya Thangal, a Muslim saint of Malabar.
Category: Traditional Festivals
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Njangattiri Aanayoottu
A grand ceremony wherein a special feast is prepared for the elephants, the Njangattiri Aanayoottu ritual is held in the Njangattiri Bhagavathi Temple at Pattambi in the Palakkad district. In the Aanayoottu (Aanayoottu meaning feeding of elephants) ceremony, the elephants are fed specially medicated food.
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Ochira Kali
The event features boys and men, split in two groups, who jump into the field, to engage in a mock battle. In this mock battle, sticks replace swords and the participants splash muddy water at each other. The festival is held on the first two days of the Malayalam month of Mithunam (Mid June).
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Painkuni Festival
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.