Feast at Edathua Church Festivals - ഫീസ്റ്റ് അറ്റ്‌ ഇടത്‌ാ ചുര്ച്ച്

Every year, the Edathua Church in South Kerala celebrates its patron saint, St.George, with a feast of gluttonous proportions and an accompanying festival that lasts for several days. Edathua Church is a gigantic shrine situated on the banks of river Pampa about 24 km from Alappuzha, on the Alappuzha - Thiruvalla Road. The church dedicated to St. George, was built in 1810, and styled on the medieval churches of Europe. It is believed that prayers and offerings at this church help to recover from mental imbalances and other diseases. The annual feast is celebrated from April 27th to7th of May (Malayalam month of Medam) and pilgrims from all parts of South India, irrespective of caste and creed, visit the church and seek the blessings of the saint. Although the festival lasts for 11 days, the major festival will be celebrated only on the last few days before the feast day on the 6th of May. The holy mass and novena would held on all days of the festival, in Tamil and Malayalam.