Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple Festival - Vaisakha Maholsavam

Kottiyoor Temple Festival is the annual Vaisakha Maholsavam festival celebrated during the month of May – June at the famous Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temples of Lord Shiva. Kottiyoor Temples are the two temples of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathi – the Akkara Kottiyoor Temple and the Ikkara Kottiyoor Temple – situated in Kannur District of Kerala. 

The annual festival at Kottiyoor Shiva Temple is 28 days festival which begins on the Chothi nakshatram or Swati Naksthtra in the Malayalam month of Edavam. The Neyyattam ritual on the Chothi day marks the beginning of the festival and the Thrikkalashaattu ritual on the Chothi nakshatram of Mithunam month marks the end of the festival. Below are the details of dates of Vaisakha Maholsavam Festival 2011 at Kottiyoor Mahadeva Kshetram.

Kottiyoor Mahadeva Temple Festival Details

• Neerezhunullath 
• Neyyattam
• Bhandaram Ezhunnallath (Women devotees will be allowed to enter the temple only after this ritual)
• Thiruvonam Aaradhana 
• Elaneer Vayppu 
• Elaneeraattam, Ashtami Aaradhana 
• Revathi Aaradhana 
• Rohini Aaradhana 
• Thiruvathira Chathu Satham
• Aayilyam Chathu Satham 
• Makam Kalam Varavu (No entry for women after 12.00 noon)
• Attham Chathu Satham, Kalasha Pooja 
• Thrikkalashaattu (Festival concludes)

Elaneer Vayppu, Elaneeraattam, and Rohini Aaradhana are some of the important rituals performed as part of the Vaisakha Maholsavam festival at Kottiyoor Shiva Temple. Women devotees are not allowed to enter Akkare Kottiyoor temple before Bhandaram Ezhunnallathu reaches Akkare Kottiyoor Temple  (2nd Edavam) and after Makam Sheeveli.

About Kottiyoor

Kottiyoor or Kottiyur is a famous pilgrim center situated near Kelakam in Kannur district of Kerala. Famous as "Dakshina Kashi" or "Varanasi of the South", Kottiyoor Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati attracts thousands of devotees from all over Kerala and the nearby states.