Festival In Haripad Subrahmanya Temple
There are many annual festivals celebrated in this temple. The Avani Utsavam in Chingom (August- September), Markazhi Utsavam in Dhanu (November- December), Chitra Utsavam in Medom (April-May), Kartika in Vrischikam (November- December) and Taipuyam (January- February) are the important festivals of the Haripad Temple.In addition to three " kodiyetams" " thrikkarthika" in vrichikam are also celebrated. In this festival all devotees surround the temple will light karthika deepam ( lighting lamp ) and make "karppora azhi" The important offering in this temple is Kavadiyattam dance with Kavadi. The group of devotees wearing bright yellow or saffron costumes with ash smeared all over the body, dance in a frenzy carrying Kavadis on their shoulders. Kavadis are colourful bow shaped wooden structures rising six to ten feet high decorated with tapestry and peacock feathers carried on the shoulders of pilgrims as an offering to Lord Subrahmanya. The ambalakavadi is structured and decorated like a temple. The Pookavadi has clusters of colourful paper, cloth or plastic flowers arranged on them. The resounding beats of percussion instruments like udukku and chenda and the nadaswaram are characteristic of the kavadi procession which provide a unique ambience
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