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Kodungallur Temple Timings – Opening and Closing – Pooja and Darshan Time at Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple in Kerala

Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple at Kodungalloor in Thrissur District in Kerala is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavati. This is one of the most popular and powerful Shakti shrine in South India. Kodungallur Temple Timings with detail opening and closing time is given below. Please note that the pooja and darshan time will extended or curtailed during important rituals. Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple Morning Pooja Timings 4 AM to 12 PM Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple Evening Darshan Timings 4 PM to 8 PM Deeparadhana will be between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM The most important days in a week are Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Special rituals are observed on Tuesday and Friday.

Pancha Bhutas In Hinduism - Names - Importance - Five Elements

Pancha Bhutas are the five great elements in Hinduism - space, air, fire, water and earth. Hindu religion teaches that the environment constitute of the five great elements and are derived from Prakriti – the primal energy.  The Pancha Bhutas are interconnected and the Upanishads states – From Brahman (the Supreme Truth) arises space, from space arises air, from air arises fire, from fire arises water, and from water arises earth."   As per Hindu tradition, the human body is also composed of the Pancha Bhutas and is connected to one of the five senses. Nose is related to earth, tongue to water, eyes to fire, skin to air and ears to space. The concept of Pancha Bhutas symbolically states that all that living and nonliving are forms of the Supreme Truth.

Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple Festival near Cherthala

Thrichattukulam Mahadeva Temple is located near Cherthala in Alappuzha District in Kerala. The temple is located around 2 km from Cherthala town in Thrichattukulam area. The shrine is dedicated to Hindu God Shiva. The festival is observed in Makaram month. The annual festival is noted for various rituals. Caparisoned elephants, melam, fireworks and sheevali are part of the festival. The temple is traditionally decorated with plantain, coconut leaves, flowers, leaves, traditional lamps and lights. Traditional performing arts, music and dance are staged during the period. Hundreds of people arrive on the day to witness various rituals and festivities. The festival ends with Arattu. The utsava murti of the deity is taken out of the shrine for ritual bathing on the final day. Caparisoned elephants and melam are part of the ritual. The annual 8-day festival is observed in such a way that it ends with Arattu on the Thiruvathira Nakshatra day in Makaram month.