Mayapiran Perumal Temple, Puliyur, Alappuzha – Festivals

Mayapiran Perumal Temple, Puliyur, Alappuzha – Festivals

Janmashtami day is celebrated here in a grand way. Special Poojas and Abhishekam are performed at midnight. Thousands of people visit this temple for darshan on that day and to participate in the special pooja. Another grand festival during the Month of Thai (from Jan 15) is celebrated during which the temple Elephant is dressed beautifully and the Utsavar is seated on the Elephant and rounds around the Inner and outer Praharam. The annual festival is in the Malayalam month of Makaram (January-February). The festival is for ten days and starts with the flag hoisting ceremony and will be concluded with the 'Aarrattu' on the tenth day of Thiruvonam. 

There is a temple festival in the month of Makaram. Possibly because the tragedy that happened here, just before God is taken in procession, one employee asks three times “Is there anybody here from Varayannakudi family?’ and the God is brought out only if there is firm no for answer. Makara Samkramam day is the most important day for the people of this village. On this day about six or seven hundred devotees with Kavadi on their shoulders come to Puliyoor Temple before noon. This Festival was started about 30 years back. This Kavadi is brought from Pazhayathu Devi Temple till this temple.

Every year Sapthaham is conducted from Malayalam month Medam 13^th (Usually it falls on April 26^th) for Seven days. Annadhanam is offered here for all devotees who come here for listening to the Bhagavatha recitation. During the festival days there will be programmes of major artists of variety entertainment. During these days Sreebali is conducted on caparisoned elephants. Thousands of people throng here to watch the Sreebali and also the cultural and artistic performances.