THIRUNELLI FESTIVAL
Celebrated In: Wayanad, Kerala
Centre of Activity: Sree Thirunelli Devaswom, Thirunelli
Duration: 2 days
Held In: April
Centre of Activity: Sree Thirunelli Devaswom, Thirunelli
Duration: 2 days
Held In: April
Thirunelli
Festival is a two-day festival celebrated on
Vishu day and its eve, in the
Malayalam month of Medam (April) is the annual festival of Sree Thirunelli
Devaswom at Thirunelli
in Wayanad.
Papanasini, the holy mountain spring here believed to have the divine
power to absolve the soul of all its sins, flows near the shrine.
A sacred rock nearby is the place where ritual offerings are made for the
ancestors on the new moon days of Malayalam months of 'Karkkidakam' (July/
August), 'Thulam' (October/ November) and 'Kumbham' (February/ March).
