Sree Sita Ramaswamy temple
at Pookunnam in Thrissur district, Kerala is dedicated to Lord Sreerama and
Sita Devi. The temple is situated at Pushpagiri Agraharam, the Tamil Brahmin
settlement area. The temple has separate
shrines for Hanuman Swamy, Lord Lakshmana, Lord Shiva, Lord Ganapathy, Lord
Ayyappa and Navagrahas.
The temple celebrated Brahmotsavam from 31 March to 10 April
2014. The festival is held every year at the temple in connection with Sree
Rama Navami, the birth day of Lord Rama. The highlight of the festival
was the
procession of idols on the chariots accompanied by caparisoned elephants. Each day of the festival ended with the holy
procession of Gods on the golden chariot and a decorated elephant, around the
village. On the concluding day, the golden chariot was replaced by a huge
wooden chariot with sculptures and decorations. Large number of devotees
gathered here for pulling the huge chariot, which is considered as holy . The
eleven day festival created an ambience of purity and divinity all over the
Pushpagiri village.
Colorful and divine ceremonies were held during the festival
days. Sree Rama Navami was celebrated in
traditional style on the ninth day of the festival, 08 April. Arattu, the
divine bath of God was held on the tenth day and Sita Kalyana Mahotsavam, the
celebration of the marriage of Lord Sri Rama and Sita Devi was held during
night. The festival concluded on 10 April with Anjaneyotsavam.
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