Festival at Kottakkal Viswabhambara Temple - Rituals,Arts & Cultural programs to be performed

The annual Festival of Kottakkal Viswabhambara Temple will be conducted from 03-09 April 2016. Various rituals, temple arts - Chakyarkoothu, Ottanthullal etc , classical art forms - Kathakali, Mohiniyattam, Music concerts etc are performed here on these days.The temple belongs to Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala, a specicialised centre for Ayurveda & traditional medicines, and people of all religion can enter the temple premise. It is situated at Kottakkal town in Malappuram Dt. of Kerala (India). Nearest railway station Tirur is approx. 16km away.

The festival details:
Venue:  Kottakkal Viswabhambara Temple, Kottakkal, Malappuram Dt.

Daily Rituals: Ezhunnellippu, Ashtapadi etc.

03 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

Noon / Afternoon

12.30 pm - 01.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

01.30 pm - 02.30 pm: Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

02.20 pm - 06.30 pm: Ezhunellippu, Panchavadyam, Melam, Fireworks.

06.30 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 10.00 pm: Nadaswara Kacheri (Music Concert on Nadaswara)

Presented by: Vadassery Brothers, T V Sethumadhavan, T V Sivadasan.

Special Thavil: Alappuzha S Vijayakumar, Mavelikkara B Krishnakumar.

10.00 pm - 01.00 am: Thayambaka

Presented by: Thriprangode Parameswara Marar, Mattannur Sankarankutty Marar.

01.00 am - 01.30 am: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu.
01.30 am - 04.00 am: Melam, Fireworks

04 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 09.00 pm: Mohiniyattam

Presented by: Gopika Varma.

09.00 pm - 10.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Chirakkal Nithish

10.00 pm - 10.30 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, (Orchestration with traditional instruments) Ezhunellippu.

From 10.30 pm (overnight): Kathakali.

Stories: Kalyanasougandhikam, Dakshayagam.

Presented by: PSV Natyasangam Kottakkal along with Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboothiri, Sadanam Narayanan Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Krishnakumar, Dr Ettumanoor Kannan, Kalamandalam Sajan,Kalamandalam Subrahmanian, Kalamandalam Vinod, Kottakkal Unnikrishnan, Kalamandalam Balasundaran, Kalamandalam Narayanan Nambeesan, Kalamandalam Hariharan, Kottakkal Balakrishnan, Kalamandalam Sivaraman etc.

05 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 07.00 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

07.00 pm - 08.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Panamanna Sasi

08.00 pm - 09.00 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, Ezhunellippu.

From 09.00 pm (overnight): Kathakali.

Stories: Nalacharitham Randam Divasam, RavanaVijayam, BaliVadam.

Presented by: PSV Natyasangam Kottakkal along with Padmashree Kalamandalam Gopi, Kottakkal Chandrasekhara Warrier, Kalamandalam Ramachandran Unnithan, Kottakal Vasudevan Kundalayar, Margi Vijayakumar, Kalamandalam Pradeep, Dr Sadanam Harikumar, Pathiyur Sankarankutty, Sadanam Sivadasan, Kalanilayam Rajeev, Kurur Vasudevan Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Unnikrishnan, Sadanam Ramakrishnan, Kalamandalam Sankarawarrier, Sadanam Bharatharajan, Kottakkal Balakrishnan, Kalamandalam Satheesan etc.

06 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 10.00 pm: Pullankuzhan Kacheri (Concert on Flute)

Presented by: Sruthy Sagar (Flute), R Rahul (Violin), N C Bharadhwaj (Mridangam), S Krishnan (Ghatam).

10.00 pm - 11.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Kallenkulangara Achuthankutty Marar & group.

11.00pm-11.30 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, Ezhunellippu.

From 11.30 pm (overnight): Kathakali.

Stories: Santhanagopalam, BaliVijayam.
Presented by: PSV Natyasangam Kottakkal along with Mathoor Govindankutty, Kalamandalam Balasubrahmanian, Kalamandalam Kesavan Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Arun Warrier, Kalanilayam Unnikrishnan, Meledam Narayanan Namboothiri, Nedumbally Rammohan, Panjal Unnikrishnan, Kalamandalam Raman Namboothiri, Kalamandalam Narayanan Nair etc.

07 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 10.00 pm: Sangeetha Kacheri (Classical Music Concert)

Presented by: Sankaran Namboothiri (Vocal), Trivandrum Sambath (Violin), Palakkad Harinarayanan (Mridangam), Vellattanjoor Sreejith (Ghatam).

10.00 pm - 11.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Sukapuram Dileep & group.

11.00pm-11.30 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, Ezhunellippu.

From 11.30 pm (overnight): Kathakali.

Stories: Banayudham, Subhadraharanam, Ravanothbhavam

Presented by: PSV Natyasangam Kottakkal along with Sadanam Balakrishnan, Sadanam Bhasi, Kalamandalam Krishnadas, Kalamandalam Venumohan, Kottakkal Ramesh, Kalamandalam Haridasan etc.

08 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am : Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am : Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 10.00 pm: Sangeetha Kacheri (Music Concert)

Presented by: Sandeep Narayanan (Vocal), B U Ganesh Prasad (Violin), Thiruvaroor Bhakthavalsalam (Mridangam), Thrippunithura Radhakrishnan (Ghatam).

10.00 pm - 11.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Manjeri Haridas & group.

11.00pm-11.30 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, Ezhunellippu.

From 11.30 pm (overnight): Kathakali.

Stories: Nalacharitham Nalam Divasam, DuryodhanaVadham.

Presented by: PSV Natyasangam Kottakkal along with Padmabhooshan Madavoor Vasudevan Nair, Sadanam Krishnankutty, Kalamandalam Rajasekharan, Kalamandalam Chambakkara Vijayan, Vengeri Narayanan, Panayur Kuttan, Kalamandalam Balaraman, Kalamandalam Vijayakrishnnan, Kalamandalam Ramankutty, Kalamandalam Rajanarayanan etc.

09 Apr:

Morning

07.30 am - 10.00 am: Ezhunnellippu, Nadaswaram.

10.00 am - 11.00 am: Padakam.

Presented by: Panivadathilakan Padmashri P K Narayanan Nambiar.

Noon / Afternoon

01.00 pm - 02.30 pm: Ottanthullal

Presented by: Kuttamath Janardhanan.

02.30 pm - 04.00 pm: Chakyarkoothu

Presented by: Pothiyil Narayana Chakyar.

04.00 pm - 06.00 pm: Ezhunellippu.

06.00 pm - 06.45 pm: SandhyaVela

Night

06.45 pm - 10.00 pm: Sangeetha Kacheri (Music Concert)

Presented by: Sreeram Parthasarathy (Vocal), Trivandrum Sambath (Violin), Palakkad Mahesh kumar (Mridangam), Uduppi Sreekanth (Ghatam).

10.00 pm - 11.00 pm: Thayambaka

Presented by: Kallur Ramankutty Marar & group.

11.00pm-11.30 pm: Keli, Kombupattu, Kuzhalpattu, Ezhunellippu.