This annual festival pays respect to Lord Shiva’s grief after Satis death. Watch the video to know the ideal highlights and other significance.

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1 Vaisakha Mahotsavam or Kottiyoor Utsavam is a yearly 27-day pilgrimage. This year is celebrated in the months of June and July according to the Hindu dates.


2 Akkare Kottiyoor on the east bank is actually a temporary shrine raised every year, where all the festivities take place.

3 This shrine has no sanctum and is located on a raised platform made of the river stones in the centre of a Thiruvanchira pond.

4 During the traditional ceremony, devotees have to circle the shrine within the pond, mostly in the rain as a ritual.

5 Basically, this temple festival commemorates the tale of Daksha Yaga and is a rarity where each community are given the right to perform specific duties for their pilgrimage.

6 The main highlights of the festival are Rohini Aradhana and Namboothiri, which are a set of unique rituals performed only in Kottiyoor.

7 Here the priest (who is the representative of Lord Vishnu) embraces the Swayambhu Shivalinga in the shrine.

8 This act is performed as a reminder to how Lord Vishnu embraced Lord Shiva to comfort him after the death of Devi Sati.

9 Another significant ceremony is Elaneer Vayppu, where thousands of tender coconuts are submitted before the Swayambhu Shivalinga, the water of which is later poured on the idol called Elaneeraattam.

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