Attukal Pongala 2024: The Attukal Pongala is celebrated in the Attukal Temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. This famous Kerala festival will be observed on 17th February, this year. This ten-day festival is devoted to the worship of Attukal Devi and is marked every year in the Malayalam month of Kumbham.
Attukala Pongala is a women-centric festival and is devoted to Attukal Devi or Attukalamma. On this day, women offer sweets in earthen pots to the deity Attukal Devi.
Attukal Pongala 2024: Date
Attukal Pongala 2024 date is 17th February. The Pongala ceremony will begin at 10.50 am and the Pongala Nivedyam will be held by 1.20 pm in the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple.
Attukal Pongala: Significance and Rituals
Pongala is the ritual in which women prepare Pongal and offer it to the deity popularly called Bhagavathy. The rituals of Attukal Pongala can only be performed by the women devotees.
A larger number of women come together to perform rituals. Thiruvananthapuram which is the center of Attukal Pongala lights up in festive joy and enthusiasm.
