Nenmara Vallangi Vela
Event Date : 02-04-2008
Venue: Nellikkulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Nenmara, Palakkad district.
The Nenmara Vallangi Vela is considered second only to the famous Thrissur Pooram. The festival is a joint invocation to the Nellikkulangara Bhagavathy by the people of the Nenmara and Vallangi villages. Performances of various folk arts like Kummatti, Karivela, Andivela and so on are on show during the festival. On the concluding day of the Vela, 30 caparisoned tuskers stand together in ceremonial splendour under a heavily decorated canopy.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Palakkad, about 40 km away.
Nearest airports: Coimbatore in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, about 55 km away from Palakkad.
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