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Kandankulangara Mahavishnu Temple – Festival

Kandankulangara Mahavishnu temple is located at Kandankulangara near Kodakara in Thrissur district, Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Mahavishnu. The annual festival in the temple concludes with Arattu on Meena Bharani day in Malayalam Meenam month (March – April).

The temple has a vatta sreekovil with namaskara mandapam, chuttambalam, pond and shrines of upa devatas. The Upa Devatas worshipped in the temple are Ganapathi, Subrahmanya, Goddess Durga and Ayyappa.

The shrine observes Sashti festival, Ayyappan Vilakku, Vinayaka Chaturthi in Chinga Masam and Thaipooyam festival. Dasavatharam Chandana Charthal is held in Meda Masam. The annual Sashti festival is famous for colorful Kavadi procession from seven different areas in the region to the temple.

Ezhunnallathu, melam and caparisoned elephants are part of the annual festival.

Kandankulangara Mahavishnu Temple Timings
The morning darshan and pooja timings are from 5:30 AM to 9:30 AM.
The evening darshan and pooja timings are from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.