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SARVA MANGALA MAANGALYE SHIVE SARVAARDHA SAADHIKE SHARANYE THRAYAMBAKE GAURE NARAAYANI NAMOSTUTE
Festivals

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Changa Sree Bhadrakali utsavu, the well known temple festival commences on Revathy day in 'Kumbha' month every year (in between February last and march 1st). The festival is a high spirited in the piety heart of the natives who become a part and parcel of the epoch making celebrations from the beginning to the end. The pious soul of the village people will be merged into the rhythmic moments of the ten days. The festival days are colourful and enchanting with a series of ritually conducted functions as Lalithasahasranamarchana for Devi, Iswaryapooja for the welfare and enrichment of the village and Saraswathy Ashtottharapooja is for the prospects and welfare of the education of the children. They are conducted by devotees, house wives, students respectively.

The most celebrated festival begins in Kumbha month on Revathy day. Palliyunarthal, Nirmalyam, Ashtagavyamahaganapathy homam, Usha pooja etc. are conducted on the same day morning.

Falling Kodimaram
It is the contribution of devotees to the Devi. A devotee gang set out from the temple with traditional music including chenda and cut the areca tree and come back in procession and decorate the kodimaram.

Thrukkodiyettu (Hoisting of the traditional flag)
Thrukkodi is brought to the temple with a vilakku kettu from the devoted man and hoist the holy flag at the accurate time fixed very early(muhurtham). It is under the leadership of the temple thantri and melshanthi. Thus ten days and nights Changa lits the lamp of a devout atmosphere. Along with this Ushapooja, chuttuvilakku deeparadhana and pushpabhishekam are done.

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