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Thalappoli Pooram Festival at Parakkottukavu Devi Temple at Thiruvilwamala in Kerala - Parakkottukavu Thalappoli 2026 Date

Thalappoli Festival at Parakkottukavu Devi Temple is observed on the last Sunday in Meda Masam (April – May). Parakkottukavu Thalappoli 2026 date is May 10. The Thalappoli is part of the most important temple festival at the shrine located at Thiruvilwamala in Kerala.  The festival is also famous for Vedikettu or fireworks.

The festival includes ezhunnallathu of the deity atop a caparisoned elephant accompanied by the traditional ensemble of Panchavadyam and melam, performance of traditional art forms such as Poothan, Thira, Kari Vesham, effigies and kala vela.


A total of 21 elephants participate in the annual pooram festival. Three villages in the region arrive at the temple with 7 elephants each. The three desams Padinjattumuri , Kizhakkumuri and Pampady competes in a very healthy manner to make the pooram a grand spectacle.

เดคാเดฒเดช്เดชൊเดฒി เดฆിเดตเดธം เดฎൂเดจ്เดจ് เดฆേเดถเด™്เด™เดณുเดŸെเดฏും เดŽเดดുเดจ്เดจเดณ്เดณിเดช്เดชുเด•เตพ เดคാเดฒเดช്เดชൊเดฒിเดช്เดชാเดฑเดฏിเตฝ เดŽเดค്เดคി เดชเดž്เดšเดตാเดฆ്เดฏം เดธเดฎാเดชിเดš്เดšเดคിเดจു เดถേเดทം. เดตൈเด•ീเดŸ്เดŸ് 5 เดฎเดฃിเด•്เด•് เด•ൂเดŸ്เดŸിเดฏെเดดുเดจ്เดจเดณ്เดณിเดช്เดชിเดจ് เด…เด•เดฎ്เดชเดŸിเดฏാเดฏി "เดชാเดฃ്เดŸിเดฎേเดณം."

เด•ാเดฒเดค്เดค് 5 เดฎเดฃിเด•്เด•് เดคാเดฒเดช്เดชൊเดฒിเดฏുเดŸെ เด…เดตเดธാเดจ เดšเดŸเด™്เด™ാเดฏ เด•ൂเดŸ്เดŸിเดฏെเดดുเดจ്เดจเดณ്เดณിเดช്เดชിเดจ് เด•ാเดตിเตฝ "เดชเดž്เดšാเดฐിเดฎേเดณം."

Thalappoli is a unique feature of temple festival in Kerala. Girls, unmarried women and married women carry lighted lamps and move in a procession to the temple. It is performed for peace and prosperity.

Thousands of people from nearby villages and towns arrive to witness the festival which is also famous for display of caparisoned elephants and fireworks.

The temple is dedicated to Goddess Bhagavathy and is an important Shakti Shrine in the region.

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