Pallathamkulangara Temple is located at Kuzhuppilly on the Vypin – Munambam Road in Ernakulam district. The 8-day annual festival in Pallathamkulangara temple is observed in such a way that it ends on the Bharani Nakshatra in Kumbham month. The temple is famous daily arattu, vela, padayani, thalappoli and thookam on Bharani day. The festival starts with the kodiyettam of flag hoisting on Thiruvonam nakshatra and ends with Thookam after the arattu on Bharani nakshatra day. The temple performs arattu on all days of the festival unlike arattu on the final day of the festival in other temples. Thalappoli is observed on the fifth day of the festival – Uthrattathi day. The Thalappoli mahotsavam is a held in a competitive spirit between two sections of the region. Panchavadyam, Chenda Melam, caparisoned elephants and fireworks are part of the Thalappoli festival. On the day of Thalappoli the elephant that can keep its head in a most elevated manner is selected for placing the Thidambu