Snake Boat Race Parade by Palliyoda Seva Sanghom in Sree Parthasarathy Temple

Published on: 17 Aug, 2013
Published under: Pathanamthitta District News

17 August 2013
Pathanamthitta

The Palliyoda Seva Sanghom (PSS) will be organising a ceremonial parade of the magestic snake boats (Palliyodam) in the river Pampa at Aranmula on the Uthirattathi day in the Malayalam month of Chingom on August 24, 2013.

In a statement issued here on Friday, P. Mohanachandran, PSS treasurer and publicity convener, said 20 snake boats would take part in the ceremonial pageantry in the race course of Pampa on August 24 forenoon.

Legend has it that Arjuna had installed the idol of Lord Krishna at the ancient Sree Parthasarathy Temple at Aranmula centuries ago and that his birth star was Uthirattathi in the Chingom month.It has been the custom and tradition to celebrate the anniversary of idol installation with a colour pageantry of Palliyodams on this day, Mr. Mohanachandran said.

As per the legend, the Palliyodams were rebuilt for escorting the temple vessel, Thiruvonathoni, carrying provisions, rice, vegetables and other articles from Kattoor near Kozhencherry for the Onam feast (Onasadya) at the Sree Parthasarathy Temple on Thiruvonam day.

Mr. Mohanachandran said the annual snakeboat regatta used to be held on the Uthirattathi day after the Onam festival. This year, the post-Onam Uthirattathi day falls on September 20 in the Malayalam month of Kanni and the mega regatta will be celebrated that afternoon, he said.

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