Vavu Vela 2025 | Paradevatha Temple Alukkal Thrissur

വാവ് വേല പരദേവത ക്ഷേത്രം അളുക്കൽ തൃശ്ശൂർ | Vavu Vela 2025 | Paradevatha Temple Alukkal Thrissur

Vavu Vela is an annual festival conducted in Alukkal Paradevatha Temple which is the saviour of Kottapadi Village. The Alukkal Temple in it's glorious days was being managed and administered by the Royal Family. The Vauvela is a glittering festival wich is being celebrated in full scale which is conducted to celebrate the divine presence of the deity in the temple.Ganapathy Homam followed by Ushapooja, Navkam,Panchagavyam, Uchapooja & Ezhunnallippu in the forenoon and in the afternoon Deeparadhana, Thayampoka,Athazhapooja, Kalamezhuthupattu, Chuttuvilakku followed by most popular Prasadam Oottu On the day of the beginning of the Utsavam there is one special Mulayidal ritual also. Similarly on the second day onwards, there is a ritual called Parayeduppu starting from Moolastanam at Kottekkat. The Parayeduppu is in the form of a procession visiting houses. Those who are interested can offer their Para to the Paradevatha. Nowadays there is also competition in this field among devotees/ Houses as a result of which the benefit goes to the Paradevatha in a most deserved manner.

Vavu Vela 2025 | Paradevatha Temple Alukkal Thrissur

The final day of the Festival is more important in regard to various items of entertainments staged on the final day. There is a Prasadam Uttu after Uchapooja. Thereafter, to remind the old Glory of the Temple, there is an Ezhunnallippu from the Temple to the Punnathur Kotta with accompanying Melam. The processions on Caparisoned Elephants return by evening to the Temple accompanied by Melam. In between, there is Vela in the Maidan as depicted in the pictures above. The Theyyam-like entertainment is also staged but not as much liberally as it used to be in olden days.

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