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Fairs
& Festivals: Palakkad
Kalpathi Ratholsavam :Annual
chariot festival at Viswanatha Temple (November )
Vela at
Manappulli Kavu : Annual festival at the Bhagavathy Temple (March)
Kanniyarkali :An art form exclusive to the Nair community of the
district of Palakkad, Kanniyarkali is performed in temples as well as Nair
centres (March/April)
Nenmara Vallengy Vela :Annual
festival at the Bhagavathy Temple at Nellikkulangara near Nenmara, on the
Pooram day of the Malayalam month of Meenam (February/March). Highlight:
Fireworks displays
Pavakkoothu :This shadow play is
performed at the Bhagavathy temples of Palakkad (March/April)
Kaalapoottu : This exciting ox race is an agrarian sport held in the
Malayalam month of Makaram (January).
Konganpada of Chittur :
Annual festival of ritual drama at the Chittur Kavu Bhagavathy temple
(February /March)
Pattambi Nercha : The festival is
conducted in memory of Aloor Valia Pookkunjikoya Thangal, noted Muslim saint
of South Malabar (January - February)
