Nenmara Vallanghy Vela

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Nenmara Vallanghi Vela
Biggest Fireworks in Kerala
Official nameNenmara Vallanghy Vela
TypeThe Festival Of Two Villages
ObservancesTemple Festival, 'Fireworks, Melam , "Panchavadyam", Aanapanthal
Date2 April 2024 (Tuesday) Meenam 20th day in the Malayalam Calendar month of Meenam
FrequencyOnce in a Year.

The Nenmara Vallanghy Vela or Nenmara Vela is one of the most popular annual festival of Kerala celebrated at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy temple in Nenmara, Palakkad district.

Nemmara and Vallanghy are two neighbouring villages in the south part of Palakkad district, which is in the valley of Nelliyampathi hills. The green carpet of paddy field will turn to the festival ground in the first week of April. The festival falls on 20th of 'Meenam' according to the Malayalam Calendar (2nd or 3rd of every April).[1] The 'Kodiyettam' (starting) will be celebrated on 'meenam 1st' every year. The celebration continues for the first 20 days of 'meenam', and on 20th day the Vela festival will be celebrated. The annual Vela festival, celebrated by Nemmara and Vallangi villages after the paddy harvest, is famous for its display of fireworks and caparisoned elephants.[2]

This is the Festival of Colours, Art forms, Firework, Elephants. Panchavadyam, Pandi Melam are the cultural arts forms of Kerala which performed here with its best players of the state. Each desom will make large infrastructure called 'anapanthal', using bamboo and wood and will electrified using small bulbs which makes more beauty to the festival. The finest elephants of Kerala will join in the procession in two sides. The caparisoned elephants from two desoms will come to Nellikulangara temple to meet Nellikulangara Bhagavathy. The firework is one of the major attraction of the festival, which is considered best among other festivals in Kerala. The fireworks are so loud that it is called as Asia's loudest firework, arguably in the whole world. Nemmara vallanghy is also known as velakaluda vela.

This festival is like a competition between the two desams Vallanghy and Nemmara, and that makes the spirit of Vela festival. The people from different states and also from other countries are coming here to enjoy the fantasy of the festival.

Gallery[edit]

  • Vallanghy Vela 2020
    Vallanghy Vela 2020
  • Vallanghy Vela 2019
    Vallanghy Vela 2019
  • Nemmara Desam
    Nemmara Desam
  • Nemmara Desam Anna Pandhal
    Nemmara Desam Anna Pandhal
  • Nemmara Desam Fireworks display
    Nemmara Desam Fireworks display
  • Nemmara Desam
    Nemmara Desam
  • Nemmara Desam elephants
    Nemmara Desam elephants

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Nemmara - Vallanghy Vela on April 2nd - India Travel Forum". IndiaMike.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Nemmara-Vallangi Vela celebrated". The Hindu. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2019.

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