![]() Maha Shivarathri Festival - Shivaratri Festival is another major festival celebrated at Sreekanteswaram Temple in a grand scale in the Malayalam month of Kumbham. ![]() Magnificent processions and special rituals are held on all the ten Thiruvathira Mahotsavam festival days. ![]() The 9th day of the festival is the Pallivetta (royal hunt). This ten day festival starts with the hoisting of the temple flag called Thirukkodiyettu. Thiruvathira Mahotsavam - The annual festival of Sreekanteswaram is the Thiruvathira Mahotsavam is held during the Malayalam month of Dhanu (March – April). A temple was built on the spot and later it is called as Sreekanteswaram Temple. It is said that Lord Shiva gave darshan to the old lady in the form of Swayambhu Shiva Lingam. All of a sudden, she found that the pot was bleeding. One day when she tried to lift the pot, it did not move and she tried to break the pot using a stone. She used to take rest after the work under the shade of a tree, keeping the broom and the pot called Kalayakkudam beside her. More details about Temple Pooja Timings and Rituals HereĪccording to the popular legend, there was an old sweeper-maid who worked in Pazhaya Sreekanteswaram Temple. Sreekanteswaram Temple opens daily from 4 AM to 12 PM and from 5 PM to 8.30 PM.
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