Festivals
Sree Dhanwanthari Devaswom
A 3 Day long Aarattu Festival is the main festival in the temple celebrated with gaiety and piety every year in the Malayalam month Medam when Moon is in conjunction with Makam star. Dhanwanthari Jayanthi, the birthday of Lord Dhanwanthari, is celebrated in the Malayalam month Vrishchikam. The other festivals of the temple are Akhanda Nama Yajna, 24 hour Nama Sankeerthana Yajna, on last Sunday of Malayalam month Karkadakam, and 108 Nama Pradakshina Seva on Sree Rama Navami Day.
Aarattu Festival Rituals
| Sl. No. | Festival | Time | Rituals |
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| 1. | Aarattu Mahotsav | Day Time | Usha Pooja Panchamritabhishekam Homam Samaradhana |
| Aarattu Mahotsav | Evening | Santhi Paatom Vasantha Valaga Deeparadhana on all the three days |
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| Aarattu (3rd Day) Special Programmes | Morning | Seeveli Pushpalankaram |
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| Aarattu (3rd Day) Special Programmes | Evening | Pooram Chendamelam Ethirelpu Deepalankaram Bhajan Pattu Kanikya |
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| 2. | Dhanwanthari Jayanthi | Day Time | Usha Pooja Panchamritabhishekam Homam Chandana Lepana Alankaram Brahmana Santharpanom Samaradhana |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 3. | Akhanda Nama Yajna | 24 hours Nama Sankeerthana Yajna with participation by outside & local Bhajan Mandalies | |
| Day Time | Usha Pooja Panchamritabhishekam |
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| Evening | Deeparadhana | ||
| 4. | Durgaashtami | Day Time | Usha Pooja Palabhishekam |
| Evening | Saraswathy Pooja Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 5. | Mahanavami | Day Time | Usha Pooja Panchamritabhishekam Brahmana Santharpanom |
| Evening | Saraswathy Pooja Ayudha Pooja Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 6. | Vijaya Dasami | Morning | Saraswathy Pooja Bhajan |
| 7. | Ugaadi | Morning | Thailabhishekam |
| 8. | Anantha Chathurdasi | Day Time | Palabhishekam |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 9. | Sree Rama Navami | Day Time | 108 Nama Pradhakshina Palabhishekam |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 10. | Rigupakarmam | Day Time | Homam Yajnopavitha Dharanom |
| 11. | Deepavali | Morning | Thailabhishekam |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 12. | Naga Panchami | Morning | Panchamrithabhishekam |
| 13. | Vinayaka Chathurthy | Day Time | Palabhishekam |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 14. | Karthika Pournami | Morning | Panchamrithabhishekam Brahmana Santharpanom |
| Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
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| 15. | Sree Krishna Janmashtami | Special Pooja | |
| 16. | Vaisakha Pournami | Evening | Deeparadhana Bhajan |
| 17. | Samooha Satyanarayana Pooja – Anniversary | Evening | Satyanarayana Pooja Samaradhana |
