T’puram: 10-day long Alpasi festival to conclude today


Thursday, November 03, 2011: The 10-day Alpasi festival at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple will conclude with the traditional arattu ceremony here today.
The head of the royal family of erstwhile Travancore, Uthradam Tirunal Marthanda Varma, carrying the traditional `udavaal’ in his hands will escort the deities of Sri Padmanabhaswami, Thiruvambadi Krishna and Narasimhamoorthy.
The ceremonial `Pallivetta’ held prior to the `arat’ was held in front of the Sundaravilasom palace inside the Fort on Wednesday night. After the `arat’, Uthradam Tirunal Marthanda Varma will receive the deities in front of the western entrance of the temple, marking the culmination of the festival.

No comments: