Pattambi Nercha Festivals, Kerala - പട്ടാമ്പി നേര്ച്ച

Pattambi Nercha is the annual feast of the Pattambi Mosque situated 61 Km from Palakkad. The feast falling in the month of February, is celebrated in memory of the Muslim saint of South Malabar, Aloor Valia Pookkunjikoya Thangal. The festival is an example of communal harmony.

Pattambi Nercha is a festival held in memory of Aloor Valiya Pookunjikoya Thangal, a Muslim saint of Malabar. A grand procession of nearly 100 caparisoned tuskers, colourful floats, music concerts like the Panchavadyam and the Thayambaka and folk art forms form the highlights of the festival. The procession concludes late at night on the banks of River Bharathappuzha where the Panchavadyam rises to a crescendo and the art forms take on a spectacular magnificence.

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