The season of the unique ritualistic feast Vallasadya, offered to the presiding deity of Sree Parthasarathy Temple on the banks of the Pampa at Aranmula, had a ceremonial start here on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Aranmula was in festive mood from the morning as devotees in large numbers reached the temple to offer prayers and partake off the unique feast.<\/p>\n
The crew of seven snakeboats (palliyodam) reached the temple ghats in their boats by 11.30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Rousing reception<\/p>\n
The Palliyoda Seva Sanghom (PSS), apex body of the palliyoda karayogams that own the snakeboats, accorded a rousing reception to the crew there.<\/p>\n
The oarsmen were received by Prayar Gopalakrishnan, Travancore Devaswom Board president, R.Girija, District Collector, George Mammen Kondoor, district panchayat vice president, K.G. Sasidharan Pillai, PSS president, and other PSS office-bearers.<\/p>\n
As per the tradition, the crew were presented with betel leaves, areca nut, and tobacco and escorted to the temple premises.<\/p>\n
The oarsmen circumambulated the temple singing Vanchippattu, verses in praise of Lord Krishna.<\/p>\n
The crew of the snakeboats belonging to the palliyoda karayogams of Nedumprayar, Thekkemuri, Varayannur, Punnamthottom, Chirayirambu, Cherukol, and Mepram-Thaimaravumkara took part in the Vallasadya on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The TDB chief inaugurated the Vallasadya by lighting a lamp at the Aanakkottil after Utchapuja around 11.45 am.<\/p>\n
The feast was later served to the snakeboat crew at the Oottupura and at the eight dining spaces (pandals) arranged on the temple premises.<\/p>\n
As many as 64 items, including rice, were served at the feast, PSS sources said here today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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