This year’s Attukal Pongala festival will begin on February 17 with the Kappukettu ritual at the temple. Hectic preparations have been initiated by the temple trust, various government departments and the city corporation to make arrangements for the tens of thousands of devotees expected to arrive in the city to offer prayers during the 10-day festival.
The Pongala ritual will be held on February 25, Sunday, the ninth day of the festival, temple trust officials told reporters here on Monday. They said 606 boys have registered for the Kuthiyottam this year.
Trust president V. Sobha and secretary K. Sarathkumar said ministers and representatives of the Corporation, district administration, police and railways had participated in the review meetings to assess the preparations for the festival. The roads in the festival zone are being resurfaced as well as faulty streetlights are being replaced.
