Sunday, December 21, 2008

Largest Annual Gathering of Women - Attukal Pongala in Kerala Womens


According to Guinness Book of RECORDS, Attukala Pongala event is the world’s largest annual gathering of women. In 2007, it is estimated that over 2.5 million devotees attended the event on a single day!

Attukal Pongala is an annual event at the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala (Southern state of India). This event witnesses the participation of thousands of women devotees, who flock to the temple to offer Pongala.

Women gather in the early morning and boil rice mixed with other ingredients in the open field. This offering is supposed to please presiding deity.

Only women are allowed to participate in this festival. So on the pongal day, the city is virtually sieged by Women from far away places.

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