Ayilyam Festival at Vettikode
Ayilyam Festival at the Sree Nagaraja Swami Temple in Vettikode, Alappuzha, is one of India's most prominent serpent worship celebrations. Held annually during the Malayalam month of Kanni (September/October), it honors the serpent deities, particularly Nagaraja.
The festival is famous for the Ezhunnallathu, a grand ceremonial procession where the idol of Nagaraja is carried to the Nilavara (ancestral cellar). Thousands of devotees participate in rituals like Sarpam Pattu (songs of the serpents) and offer Noorum Palum (a ritual offering of rice flour and milk) to seek protection from skin ailments and "Sarpa Dosha." It is a deeply spiritual event set amidst ancient, sacred groves (Kavu).
Ayilyam Festival at the Sree Nagaraja Swami Temple in Vettikode, Alappuzha, is one of India's most prominent serpent worship celebrations. Held annually during the Malayalam month of Kanni (September/October), it honors the serpent deities, particularly Nagaraja.
The festival is famous for the Ezhunnallathu, a grand ceremonial procession where the idol of Nagaraja is carried to the Nilavara (ancestral cellar). Thousands of devotees participate in rituals like Sarpam Pattu (songs of the serpents) and offer Noorum Palum (a ritual offering of rice flour and milk) to seek protection from skin ailments and "Sarpa Dosha." It is a deeply spiritual event set amidst ancient, sacred groves (Kavu).
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Sree Nagaraja Swami Temple
