Adoor Gajamela At Sree Parthasarathy Temple
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Sree Parthasarathy Temple, State Highway 1, Parass La, Adoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India
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Schedule and Timing:
Adoor Gajamela and Arattu is on the Rohini asterisk of the Malayalam month of Makaram. This is in the month of January/February.
Adoor Sree Parthasarathy Temple Festival Kodiyettu is held on the Thiruvonam asterisk of the Malayalam month of Makaram. The 10-day long Festival ends on the Rohini asterisk of Makaram.
Description:The Adoor Gajamela is held as a part of the 10 day festival at Sree Parthasarathy Temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. Nine mighty and strong tuskers are caparisoned and paraded in a grand procession accompanied by Panchavadyam. One of these tuskers, selected from the best among the elephants in Kerala/South India are given the Gajarajapattam which literally means king of elephants.
Event id: 829380147
Published on November 28th, 2018, 2:09 pm
Ver.1 Dated February 23rd, 2019, 3:16 am
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