പന്ത്രണ്ടുകളഭ മഹോത്സവവും ശങ്കരനാരായണ കലോത്സവവും 2026 ആലപ്പുഴയിലെ അമ്പലപ്പുഴ ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണസ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ 2026 ജനുവരി 15 മുതൽ 26 വരെ ആചാരാനുഷ്ഠാനങ്ങൾ, പ്രത്യേക പൂജകൾ, വിവിധ സാംസ്കാരിക പരിപാടികൾ എന്നിവയോടെ ആഘോഷിക്കുന്നു.
പന്ത്രണ്ടുകളഭ മഹോത്സവവും ശങ്കരനാരായണ കലോത്സവവും 2026 ശ്രീ കൃഷ്ണ സ്വാമി ക്ഷേത്രം ആലപ്പുഴ | Panthrandu Kalabham Mahotsavam and Shankara Narayana Kalotsavam 2026 Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple Alappuzha
The Panthrandu Kalabham Mahotsavam and Shankara Narayana Kalotsavam 2026 at the Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple is one of the most celebrated and spiritually enriching festivals in Kerala drawing devotees from across the state and beyond.
The festival begins each day with the Puranaparayanam, a recitation of sacred scriptures setting a serene and spiritual tone. This is followed by the Sreebali ritual, paying homage to the deity and the recitation of Narayaneeyam, performed by esteemed local committees emphasizing the devotional aspect of the celebration. Early morning Thiruvathira dances are performed by renowned Thiruvathira sanghams from different parts of Kerala, showcasing the region’s traditional dance forms accompanied by Gopooja and Ganapathi Vandhanam at the temple’s goshala invoking divine blessings for all devotees.
As the day progresses, the festival offers a rich tapestry of classical music and dance programs. The Shankara Narayana Kalotsavam inaugurates with distinguished literary and cultural figures, followed by Nithya Institute of Fine Arts and other esteemed performers presenting classical dance, Sopanam music and fusion performances. The Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam coupled with Panchavadyam creates an enchanting spectacle of devotional rhythm and grandeur. Special offerings such as Prasadam Oottu and community sponsored Vazhipadu add to the sacredness and inclusivity of the event.
Evening rituals include Sandranandalayam Nadagovindam Bhajans, Deepaaradhana, Deepakazhcha and vibrant Vilakku Ezhunnallippu, which light up the temple and bring together devotees in collective worship. The festival also emphasizes spiritual discourse with lectures by learned scholars and young writers inspiring both devotion and knowledge among attendees.
EVENTS/PROGRAMS
• 6:00 AM: Puranaparayanam – Sri Kumar Sreedham
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 7:30 AM: Narayaneeyam Recitation – Vattapayathra Narayaneeya Samiti, Kanjippadam
• 8:30 AM: Thiruvathira – Kannaki Thiruvathira Samithi, Ambalappuzha
• 8:45 AM: Gopooja & Ganapathi Vandhanam, followed by Goshala Pooja
• 9:00 AM: Thiruvathira – Parvanendu Thiruvathira Samithi, Kudappanakunnu, Trivandrum
• 10:00 AM: Shankara Narayana Kalotsavam Inauguration – Madhu Ambalappuzha (Poet & Writer)
• 11:30 AM: Classical Dance Performances – Nithya Institute of Fine Arts, Thrippayar Kala Kshethram Rekhameon & Team
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam with Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Smt. Uma V. Nair, Muthalam, Karoor, Ambalappuzha
• 1:00 PM: Spiritual Lecture – Sri P.M. Vyasam, Youth Writer
• 3:00 PM: Thiruvathira – Sri Vinayaka Thiruvathira Samithi, 1632 NSS Karayogam, Ambalappuzha
• 6:00 PM: Sandranandalayam Nadagovindam Bhajans
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
16-01-2026 (Friday) – 1201 Makaram 2
• 4:00 AM: Ashtabhishekam
• 6:00 AM: Narayaneeyam Recitation
• 7:00 AM: Harichandanam – Narayaneeya Samiti
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 8:30 AM: Bhakti Ganamalika – Prabha & Preethi, Kayamkulam
• 8:30–10:30 AM: Classical Dance Performances – Nupur Dance Academy, Chingoli
• 10:30 AM: Thiruvathira – Vanadurga Thiruvathira Samithi, Pathiyankara
• 11:30 AM: Classical Dance – Sarang Dance & Musical Academy, Harippad (Guru: Kalamandalam Dr. Vijayakumari)
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam with Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Dr. Soumya Harikumar & Dr. Lakshmi Harikumar, Krishnakal, Karoor, Ambalappuzha
• 1:00 PM: Nadabrahma Bhakti Ganaarchana – Parthasarathi Orchestra, Ezhukone, Kottarakkara
• 2:30 PM: Bharatanatyam – Dr. Dhanya R, Trivandrum
• 3:30–5:00 PM: Classical Dance Performances – Amisha & Anushree, Kakazham
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha
• 6:45 PM: Bhajans – Varahi Bhajan, Kannur
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party, Sopanam Music by Ambalappuzha Vijayakumar
17-01-2026 (Saturday) – 1201 Makaram 3
• 1:00 PM: Thiruvathira – Sri Bhadra Thiruvathira Samithi, Kuzhimattam, Kottayam
• 1:30 PM: Thiruvathira – Shreevarnika Thiruvathira Sangham, Kanjippadam
• 2:00 PM: Nupuradhwani Dance – Nupur Nrithya Vidyalayam, Ambalappuzha
• 3:00 PM: Thiruvathira – Sri Parvathi Thiruvathira Samithi, Koottattukulam
• 3:30 PM: Thiruvathira – Devi Kalakshetram, Idappalli
• 4:00 PM: Children’s Dance Performance & Nrithyarchana – Kalakshetra Dance Academy
• 6:00 PM: Thiruvathira – Moodampadi Sri Bhadra Thiruvathira Samithi
• 6:30 PM: Pullamkuzhal Kacheri – Pullamkuzhal Hariprasad Subrahmanyan & Party, Violin: Thirunalloor Ajith, Mridangam: Ambalappuzha Venugopal
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar – Organized by Smt. Bindu Biju, Cheriyil, Koman, Ambalappuzha
18-01-2026 (Sunday) – 1201 Makaram 4
• 3:00 PM: Classical Dance – Ardra V. Damodaran & Party
• 4:15 PM: Thiruvathira – Bhavayami Classical Fusion, Parumala
• 5:00 PM: Nrithyarchana – Arya Rajesh, Pavithra Dileep, Gopika V Kurup, Hridaya Harikumar, Gauri Lakshmi, Dileep Malavika, Mithun Sreenidhi Harikumar, Gauri Rajesh
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha (Complete Neyvilakku)
• 6:40 PM: Kathakali – Duryodhana Vadham, Kalamandalam Shanmukhan, Hari R. Nair, Vishnumon, Athul Srikrishnan, Arun Raju, Jyothish, Vinod, Songs & Percussions – Complete Ensemble
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar – State Bank of India Staff & Retired Staff
19-01-2026 (Monday) – 1201 Makaram 5
• 6:00 AM: Puranaparayanam – Radhamma Vazuthakad, Amayid
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 7:30 AM: Narayaneeyam Parayanam – Pandaveeya Narayaneeya Samiti, Kottayam
• 8:00 AM: Mohiniyattam – Kalamandalam Music & Party (Dance Researcher)
• 9:30 AM: Thiruvathira – Indumukhi Thiruvathira Samithi, Palakkad
• 10:00 AM: Classical Dance Performances – V.K.B International, Alappuzha
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam – Panchavadyam, Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 11:30 AM: Purana Harikatha – Shruti Laya Poonmailam Sisters
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Sisters
• 2:00 PM: Kuchipudi – Shalini, Nrithya Bharathi, Karunagappally
• 2:30 PM: Kuchipudi – Advait B, Champakulam
• 3:00 PM: Classical Dance – Amrithavarshini School of Dance, Ambalappuzha
• 5:00 PM: Bharatanatyam Kacheri – Smt. Shubha Devaki Sreedharan Namboothiri
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha
• 6:45 PM: Classical Dance – Varnam Dance Academy, Anchal, Kollam (Directed by Drishya S Nair)
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar – Smt. Shailaja S. Pillai, Madakkasheri, Karumadi, Ambalappuzha
20-01-2026 (Tuesday) – 1201 Makaram 6
• 2:30 PM: Thiruvathira – Umamaheswaram Chettikulangara, Bhuvaneshwari Kalasamithi, Chennithala
• 3:45 PM: Classical Dance – Senior Artists & Competition Winners, Ambalappuzha
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar – Special Panchavadyam, Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
21-01-2026 (Wednesday) – 1201 Makaram 7
• 3:00–4:00 PM: Bhakti Gana Sudha – Geetha K. Namboothiri, Parassala
• 4:00–4:30 PM: Kuchipudi – Dr. Ashakrishnan
• 4:30–6:00 PM: Nrithya Sandhya – Satgamaya Natya Kalari, Thiruvampadi
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha
• 6:45 PM: Gangatarangam – Violinist Kumari Gangashashidharan & Party
• 9:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar – Special Panchavadyam & Sopanamsangeetham, Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
22-01-2026 (Thursday) – 1201 Makaram 8
• 4:00 AM: Ashtabhishekam – Bhagavathaparayanam by Vasudev Kurup, Kanjippadam
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 8:00 AM: Narayaneeyam – Shri Mahavishnu Narayaneeya Samiti, Rashmi & Team, Thekkanariyat
• 9:00 AM: Spiritual Discourse – Satheesh, Alappuzha
• 9:45 AM: Gopooja & Goshal Pooja
• 10:00 AM: Thiruvathira – Shivashakti Thiruvathira Samithi, Pattannakad
• 10:30 AM: Spiritual Discourse – Swamini Ramadeviamma Chingoli
• 11:30 AM: Sopanamsangeetham – Veerashrunkhala Winner Sri Kavil Unnikrishnan & Smt. Ajitha Suresh
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam with Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Smt. Kala Harikumar, Krishnakal, Karoor, Ambalappuzha
• 12:00 PM: Bhakti Gana Sudha – Abhithrayan Leading Performance
23-01-2026 (Friday) – 1201 Makaram 9
• 4:00 AM: Special Pooja – Smt. Devipriya Panicker, Panicker’s Travels, New Delhi
• 6:00 AM: Ashtabhishekam – Bhagavatha Parayanam
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 7:00–9:00 AM: Narayaneeyam Recitation – Sree Narayana Bhadranarayaneeya Samiti, Kanjippadam
• 9:00–9:30 AM: Thiruvathira – Shivaparvathi Thiruvathira Sangham, Ambalappuzha
• 9:30–10:00 AM: Thiruvathira – Mahadeva Kalappura Thiruvathira Sangham
• 9:45 AM: Gopooja & Goshal Pooja (Near Kodimara & East-side Goshala)
• 10:00–11:30 AM: Devagovindam Sopanamsangeetham – Ambalappuzha Vijayakumar’s Trained Group
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam & Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 11:30 AM: Bhakti Gana Tarangini – Conductor: T.S. Radhakrishnan & Team
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Smt. Vimal Balachandran, Ambalappuzha
• 2:00–3:00 PM: Classical Dance Performances – Vinayak Dance, Harippad (Guru: Akhil Krishnan)
• 5:30 PM: Geetagovindayanjam – Ashtapadi Kacheri by Dr. Ratheesh Babuji & Party (Vocals: Smt. Revathi Surendran, Smt. Rajikrishna RLV)
• 6:30 PM: Swami Ayyappan Nrithyavishkram
• 6:45 PM: Jayakerala Children’s Theatre, Changanassery – Vilakkezhunnallippu & Vilakkachar
• 9:00 PM: Offering – Rudra Kishan Bharani, Ambalappuzha
24-01-2026 (Saturday) – 1201 Makaram 10
• 4:00 AM: Ashtabhishekam – Bhagavatha Parayanam
• 6:00 AM: Special Pooja – Smt. Kala Harikumar, Krishnakal, Karoor, Ambalappuzha
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 8:00 AM: Narayaneeyam Recitation – Sree Mahavishnu Narayaneeya Samiti, Team Thekkanariyat
• 9:00 AM: Spiritual Discourse – Satheesh, Ambalappuzha
• 9:45 AM: Gopooja & Goshal Pooja
• 10:00 AM: Thiruvathira – Shivashakti Thiruvathira Sangham, Pattannakad
• 10:30 AM: Spiritual Discourse – Swamini Ramadeviamma, Chingoli
• 11:30 AM: Sopanamsangeetham – Veerashrunkhala Winner: Sri Kavil Unnikrishnan & Smt. Ajitha Suresh
• 11:30 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam & Special Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Smt. Kala Harikumar, Ambalappuzha
• 12:00 PM: Bhakti Gana Sudha Performance
25-01-2026 (Sunday) – 1201 Makaram 11
• 5:00 AM: Temple Opening & Nirmalya Darshan
• 5:15 AM: Mahaganapathi Homam
• 9:00 AM: Mohiniyattam Performance
• 9:30 AM: Breakfast
• 10:15 AM: Revathi Pongala for Sree Rajarajeshwari Devi
• 10:30 AM: Mahasudarshana Homam
• 10:45 AM: Rajani
• 11:00 AM: Kolattam
• 12:00 PM: Vibhava Sadya
• 2:30 PM: Pongala Nivedyam
• 5:00 PM: Temple Reopens
• 7:00 PM: Special Pooja
• 7:30 PM: Karpoora Aazhi for Sree Rajarajeshwari Devi
• 8:30 PM: Athazha Pooja & Temple Closes
• 9:00 PM: Folk Song & Visual Presentation
26-01-2026 (Monday) – 1201 Makaram 12
• 4:00 AM: Final Ashtabhishekam & Special Poojas
• 6:00 AM: Bhagavatha Parayanam
• 7:00 AM: Sreebali
• 8:00 AM: Classical Dance Performances – Nupur Nrithya Vidyalayam & Amrithavarshini School of Dance
• 9:00 AM: Thiruvathira – Vanadurga & Parvathi Thiruvathira Samithis
• 11:00 AM: Kalabhabhisheka Darshanam & Panchavadyam – Ambalappuzha Jayakumar & Party
• 12:00 PM: Prasadam Oottu – Offered by Devotees & Sponsors
• 2:00 PM: Classical Dance Performances – Students & Professional Artists
• 4:00 PM: Final Thiruvathira – All Groups
• 6:30 PM: Deepaaradhana & Deepakazhcha
• 7:00 PM: Vilakku Ezhunnallippu & Special Panchavadyam
• 8:00 PM: Athazha Pooja & Temple Closes
For more details about the events please see the notices provided below
Temple Location
📍 Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Swami Temple, Ambalapuzha, Kerala 688561.
Accessibility
🏙️ Nearest Town/Landmark: Ambalappuzha – 1.5 Km
🚌 Nearest Bus Stop: Ambalappuzha Bus Station – 2 Km
🚆 Nearest Railway Station: Ambalappuzha Railway Station – 1.5 Km
✈️ Nearest Major Airport: Cochin International Airport (COK) – 95 Km
