ഉത്സവം, ജനുവരി-ഫെബ്രുവരി (മകരം) മാസങ്ങളിൽ കോട്ടയം ഭരണങ്കാനം ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ക്ഷേത്രത്തിൽ നടത്തുന്ന എട്ട് ദിവസത്തെ വാർഷിക ഉത്സവമാണ്, ഇത് വൈവിധ്യമാർന്ന ആചാരങ്ങൾ, സാംസ്കാരിക പരിപാടികൾ, ഗജവലയം എന്നിവയാൽ സമ്പന്നമാണ്.
ഉത്സവം 2025 | ഭരണങ്ങാനം ശ്രീകൃഷ്ണ ക്ഷേത്രം കോട്ടയം |Utsavam 2025 | Bharananganam Sree Krishna Temple Kottayam
Bharananganam is also known as Dakshina Guruvayoor (Guruvayoor of South) because of the presence of Sree Krishna Swami Temple. The place name is closely associated with this temple. During their vanavasa (exile) Pandavas and Panchali stayed here for some days. On those days Yudhishtira performed Vishnu Pooja here. Yudhishtira decided to perform Dwadasi Pooja on Shukla Paksha Dwadasi day in the Malayalam month of Kumbham.
But he had no idols of Lord Krishna to worship. Understanding the difficulty of His devotee, Lord Krishna gave a beautiful idol of Lord Vishnu to Vedavyasa Muni and
Narada Muni and asked them to perform the pooja for Yudhishtira. Narada Muni and Vyasa Muni reached the place on the bank of holy Gauna (now Meenachil) river and installed the idol of Lord Vishnu in a suitable place and performed Vishnu pooja for Yudhishtira. The sages performed abhishekam with Gauna river water. Pandavas and Panchali conducted the Paranaveedal ritual to end their vratha.
They stayed there for some more days and later left to another place. While leaving that place they appointed a local Brahmin to conduct daily poojas and gave him the wealth to construct a temple. On that occasion there were not enough water in the river to conduct daily poojas. So Bhima digged a well near to the Lord's idol using his Gada. Later this place became famous as Paranaaranyam means forest where Paranaveedal was conducted. Paranakananam is the equivalent became Paranamkanam after hundreds Malayalam word and later became Paranamkanam and after hundreds of years it became
Bharananganam. Since the first abhishekam was conducted using Gauna river water, even today the first abhishekam in the early morning is conducted with river water and later with well water. The Annual festival of Bharananganam Sree Krishna Swamy Temple is conducted in remembrance of this incident.
Utsavam 2025 | Bharananganam Sree Krishna Temple Kottayam
The 8 day long annual festival in Makaram (January) is a very vibrant event in the whole region commencing with the hoisting of the temple flag on Makara Samkramam day, and concluding with Arattu (Ritual Bath of the deity) on 8th day.Besides the regular daily rituals the festivities include Processions of the deity on elephant's back to the suburban villages like Kizhaparayar, Keezhambara, Chittanappara and Bharananganam (on 5 days) the precious Utsava Bali (for 6 days) and art and cultural programs every day. The Arattu, typical of the Arattu in almost any temple, is a magnificent night-long ceremony including procession of several elephants and performances by major percussion teams. The slow-moving procession of the caparisoned elephants carrying decorative silken umbrellas and other paraphernalia, illumined by multi-tongued oil torches, is a gorgeous spectacle, a delightful experience for the participants.
EVENTS/PROGRAMS
• Flag Hoisting
• Utsava Bali Processions
• Arattu
• Cultural Programs
Temple Location
📍 Sree Krishnaswami Temple, Bharananganam - 686578 Kottayam, Kerala.
Accessibility
🏙️ Nearest Town/ Landmark/ Junction: Pala
🚌 Nearest Bus Station: Mary Giri Bus Stop - 1.1 km
🚂 Nearest Railway Station: Kottayam Railway Station - 31.6 km
✈️ Nearest Airport: Cochin International Airport - 79.8 km
Contact
📱 +91 482 2237 078
