Introduction about Pariyanampetta Pooram : PariyanamPatta Pooram festival is celebrated at the Pariyanampatta temple, MangalamKunnu, Palakkad and is the famous festival of Valluvanadu. The festival takes place at the Pariyanampetta Bhagavathy Temple, Kattukulam 40 km from Palakkad. The residing deity of the temple is Goddess Bhagavathy.
Description: The Pooram festival is marked by the traditional folk and classical musical performances like the Tholpavakoothu, Kalamezhuthupattu, Pootham, Thira, Karivela, Kaalavela, Kuthiravela, Kathakali, Chakyarkoothu. The last day of the festival sees a Ceremonial procession of 21 elephants. These caparisoned elephants are made to march through the streets while thousands of people gather to watch them and to seek blessings from them .The artists who get a chance to perform in a temple consider themselves very lucky and blessed to have received that rare honor.
Time for celebration: The pooram day is on the 7th of month of Kumbam according to the Malayalam calendar. It falls approximately on the second week of February.