Guruvayur Anayottam 2023 date based on official Guruvayur Temple Calendar and Panchang. Anayottam is the running race of elephants held annually in the Guruvayur Temple in Kerala. Guruvayur Anayottam 2023 date is March 3. The event takes place at Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple and marks the beginning of Guruvayur Temple festival. The winner of the event will get the opportunity to carry the utsava murti (Thidambu) at the Guruvayur Temple for one year. Guruvayur Temple houses one of the largest numbers of elephants in the country. The race which covers about half-a-kilometer distance starts from the premises of Manjulal at the eastern end of the Guruvayur Temple and ends at the eastern entrance of the Temple. The rituals of Anayottam begins with the ancestral heir handing over the Kada bells to the temple Thanthri, below the flag post of the temple. The temple Thanthri, in turn, hands over the bells to the mahouts of the elephants that are participating in the