AARATTU
Celebrated In:Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Centre of Activity: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple
Duration: 10 Days
Specialty: The Head of Travancore Royal Family Escorts The Procession Of Idols
Centre of Activity: Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple
Duration: 10 Days
Specialty: The Head of Travancore Royal Family Escorts The Procession Of Idols
Pallivetta
(Royal Hunt) and Arattu (Holy Bath) are part of the rituals of the
festivals of some of the major temples of Kerala.
The speciality of the Arattu at the
Sree
Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram
is that the head of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore still
provides escort to the procession of idols. The two annual ten-day
festivals of the temple fall in October- November and March- April.
