Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Pongala Festival 2011

Kerala is a land of festivals. There are different types of festivals in Kerala. Among those festivals, the pongala festivals of Kerala play an important role. This is an important festival familiar to all Keralites. Pongala is a ritual that is mainly performed by the Hindu women devotees and the word literally means "to boil over". The location of Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple is at Neerattupuram in Kerala state where this Chakkulathukavu Pongala, the famous festival of Hindus will be held. When saying about the correct location, this temple is located in the border of districts like Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta of Kerala state. Chakkulathukavu Pongala Date for 2011 is 9 December. This Pongala festival of Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu is held during the Malayalam month of vrischikam.

Kerala ministers / Inaugural function of Chakkulathukavu Pongala Festival 2011

The Chakkulathukavu Pongala will be inaugurated by the Kerala Devaswom Minister V.S.Sivakumar and Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy will be inaugurating the cultural conference. Apart from this, Thomas Chandy MLA, P. C. Vishnunath MLA, Kodikunnil Suresh MP, N Jayaraj MLA and other important persons will also be present.

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Legend

The story of Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Templeis that once, a hunter and his family came to the forest for collecting wood. While collecting firewood, he observed a serpent coming towards him. The hunter tried to attack the snake with his axe, but it slipped into the forest. The hunter was so brave that he went into the forest in search of the snake and at last reached near a lake. There the hunter saw a chithalputtu that looked like a decorated golden chain & he was able to see the snake inside it. When the hunter tried to hit the snake with his axe, it disappeared. Narada in the form of a stranger appeared before the hunter & asked him to break that shell. The hunter obeyed the words of Narada and at last he found an image inside it. It was the image of Goddess Vanadurga. After this incidence, that place gained popularity among the people. The Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple has some important features.

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Features

The presiding deity of Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple is the Goddess Durga & is worshipped as Chakkulathamma. Other important features of this Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple, which is believed to be more than 3000 years old include an idol of Vana Durga with 8 hands, idols of lord Ayyappa, lord Vishnu, Lord Shiva, Muruga, Yakshi, Lord Ganesh and serpent gods respectively.

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Pongala Celebrations

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Pongala Festival

During the pongala festival of Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu, large number of women devotees will be present at the temple for the pongala function. These devotees prepare food using rice, jaggery and coconut as a humble offering to mother goddess. For cooking purposes a round earthen pot is used. From the divine fire inside the sanctum sanctorum, the chief priest will light the main hearth. This fire will be exchanged throughout the persons. By offering this pongala, the problems, confusions and griefs of the devotees are washed away. It is believed that during the pongala festival, the holy presence of Chakkulathamma is there.

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Timings

Morning 4:30 AM- 1:00 PM
Evening 4:30 PM -8:00 PM

Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu Contact Address

Manikuttan Namboothiri
Administrator
Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple
Neerettupuram P. O
Thiruvalla 689571
Kerala State, India
Tel: 0477 2213550
Mobile: 08891104047, 09447104242
Email: chakkulathukkavu@gmail.com

Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple Location

Devotees from different parts of Kerala and outside India visit the Sree Bhagavathy temple Chakkulathukavu during the Pongala festival.
How to reach Sree Bhagavathy temple chakkulathukavu by bus? From different places of Kerala, you can easily get buses so as to reach chakkulathukavu. From Thiruvalla, you will get private buses/KSRTC buses so as to reach the location. The Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu is located at a distance of 12km west from Thiruvalla town.
Reaching Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple by air The nearest airport to Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple is the Cochin International Airport Nedumbassery and the Trivandrum International Airport respectively. From these airports, one can reach the destination either by car, bus or train.
How to reach Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple by train? Thiruvalla railway station is the nearest railway station to Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu. From there you can reach the temple by bus.
Reaching Sree Bhagavathy Temple Chakkulathukavu by car You can easily reach Chakkulathukavu Sree Bhagavathy Temple by car from Thiruvalla in 15-20 minutes.