Machad Mamangam

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Machad Mamangam
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Wooden horses of Mamangam
Official name Machad Mamangam
Type Temple Festival
Observances Temple Festival
Date Begins on first Friday of the month Kumbham (February). Festival with wooden horse (Kuthira vela) is on the coming tuesday after first friday.Ends on the next day. In 2016 the festival is celebrated on 23rd February .

Machad Mamangam also known as Machad Kuthira Vela or Thiruvanikkavu Kuthira vela is a temple festival celebrated at Thiruvanikkavu temple near Wadakkancherry in Thrissur District. The festival is orgainsed by five desams (Villages) in a competitive way. Karumatra,Viruppakka ,Mangalam,Parlikadu and Manalithara are the 5 main participants of the festival.Thekkumkara , Punnamparambu,and Panangattukara are desams who take initiative in conducting pooram once in every three years. The festival starts with a parapurappadu on first friday of Kumbham according to malayalam calendar. On the coming tuesday the real festival vela is celebrated with wooden horses made by different desams.[1][2][3][4]

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