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. Connected with National Highway 47 %28India%29 at Vaniyanpara (almost 7 km) towards Thrissur direction and at Vadakkencherry (almost 5 km). It is famous for the Kannambra Vela (festival), celebrated each year on May 24. This is a miniature Thrissur Pooram
and is celebrated by two rival groups represented by the villages of Kannambra and Rishinaradamangalam
. Festivities include the noon panchavadyam
at the Viswanatha Swamy temple inside the Kannambra Nair House, and the evening melam
with caparisoned elephants from both sides, followed by a firework display. Another important thing is that it is a naturally blessed place. The Goddess worshiped is Sree Kurumbabagavathy. This festival was actually celebrated with very high spirits when "Vela Venkitcha Iyer" was alive.
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Kannambra is a small village in the Palakkad districtPalakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
state, South India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
. Connected with National Highway 47 %28India%29 at Vaniyanpara (almost 7 km) towards Thrissur direction and at Vadakkencherry (almost 5 km). It is famous for the Kannambra Vela (festival), celebrated each year on May 24. This is a miniature Thrissur Pooram
Thrissur Pooram
Pooram is one of the nakshatras or star in the Hindu panchangam. There are 27 Nakshatras in the Hindu panchangam and a million or more temples in Kerala, and this combination creates numerous possibilities for auspicious occasions, with each temple having varying importance for the different stars...
and is celebrated by two rival groups represented by the villages of Kannambra and Rishinaradamangalam
Rishinaradamangalam
Rishinaradamangalam is a small village near Kannambra in Alathur taluk of Palakkad district in Kerala. It has one of the few temples dedicated to Narasimha Murthy. Rishinaradamangalam is one of the two villages which celebrate Kannambra Vela. It is situated 5 km from Vadakkencherry NH 47 ....
. Festivities include the noon panchavadyam
Panchavadyam
Panchavadyam, literally meaning an orchestra of five instruments, is basically a temple art form that has evolved in Kerala. Of the five instruments, four -- timila, maddalam, ilathalam and idakka -- belong to the percussion category, while the fifth one, kombu, is a wind instrument.Much like any...
at the Viswanatha Swamy temple inside the Kannambra Nair House, and the evening melam
Melam
Melam is the common name for percussion instruments that are unique to Tamilnadu, Kerala and parts of South India. The most traditional of all melams is the Pandi Melam, which is generally performed outside the temple. Another melam called the Panchari Melam, which is similar to Pandi Melam, but...
with caparisoned elephants from both sides, followed by a firework display. Another important thing is that it is a naturally blessed place. The Goddess worshiped is Sree Kurumbabagavathy. This festival was actually celebrated with very high spirits when "Vela Venkitcha Iyer" was alive.