Mannarasala Ayilyam festival
Experience the mystical Mannarasala Ayilyam festival on 2 November 2026 at the Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple in Alappuzha. Nestled in a forest glade, this unique celebration features a grand procession of snake idols to the ancestral Illam led by the temple's revered female chief priestess.
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The grand Mannarasala Ayilyam festival is scheduled to take place on November 2, 2026, at the ancient Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja Temple in the Alappuzha district of Kerala. Renowned for its unique setting inside a serene forest glade, this legendary snake temple is home to over 30,000 serpent images lining its paths and trees. The festival is highly distinctive as it is presided over by a Brahmin woman chief priestess, known as Valiya Amma. The ultimate highlight of the event is the grand Ezhunallathu procession, where the priestess carefully carries the golden idol of the presiding deity, Nagaraja, from the grove to the ancestral Illam home amid a spiritually charged atmosphere. Supported historically by the Travancore royalty, this majestic water-land carnival draws thousands of international and domestic devotees who gather to witness the unique female-led rituals and offer traditional prayers.
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