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Event date: 07-02-2010
Venue: The Pattambi Mosque on the main road of Pattambi town, Palakkad district.
Pattambi Nercha is a festival held in memory of Aloor Valiya Pookunjikoya Thangal, a Muslim saint of Malabar. The festival climaxes in a grand procession of nearly 100 caparisoned tuskers, colourful floats, music concerts like the Panchavadyam (an ensemble of five horns and drums) and the Thayambaka (an ensemble of drums) and folk art forms. The procession concludes late at night on the banks of River Bharathappuzha where the Panchavadyam rises to a crescendo and the art forms take on a spectacular magnificence.
Getting there:
Nearest railway station: Pattambi railway station is just a short walk from the mosque.
Nearest airport: Coimbatore, in the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu about 55 km away from Palakkad.
Disclaimer
In Kerala, festival dates are decided in accordance with the Malayalam calendar and the local traditions and customs. We have calculated the festival dates based on these. But there can be changes in the dates according the customs and rituals associated with each place of worship. As such, these should be considered only as approximate dates and have to be confirmed with the local authorities.
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