Mannarasala Ayilyam at Sree Nagaraja Swamy Temple
The most celebrated festival at Mannarassala is the Ayilyam in the Malayalam month of Thulam. It is known the world over as Mannarasala Ayilyam.
The temple, dedicated to
Serpent Gods, is also unique in that a Brahmin woman is the priestess of this
temple.
One of the major highlights of
the festival is the procession in which all the serpent idols in the Temple and
the sacred grove are taken to the Illam (the Brahmin ancestral home) that
manages the Temple. The priestess will carry the idol of Nagaraja, which is the
presiding deity of the temple. Special prayers and offerings are performed at
the Illam.
2022 Date: November 16.
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