Machad Mamangam

Machad Mamangam
Wooden horses of Mamangam
Official name	Machad Mamangam
Type	Temple Festival
Observances	Temple Festival
Date	Begins on first Friday of the month Kumbham (February). Festival with wooden horse (Kuthira vela) is on the coming tuesday after first friday.Ends on the next day. In 2016 the festival is celebrated on 23rd February .

Machad Mamangam also known as Machad Kuthira Vela or Thiruvanikkavu Kuthira vela is a temple festival celebrated at Thiruvanikkavu temple near Wadakkancherry in Thrissur District. The festival is orgainsed by five desams (Villages) in a competitive way. Karumatra,Viruppakka ,Mangalam,Parlikadu and Manalithara are the 5 main participants of the festival.Thekkumkara , Punnamparambu,and Panangattukara are desams who take initiative in conducting pooram once in every three years. The festival starts with a parapurappadu on first friday of Kumbham according to malayalam calendar. On the coming tuesday the real festival vela is celebrated with wooden horses made by different desams.^[1][2][3][4]

References

1. "Machad Mamangam brings alive rural charm". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
2. "Machad Mamangam, festival with a difference". The Hindu. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
3. "Machad Mamankam held". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-03-03.
4. "Thrissur celebrates mamangam". Times of India. Retrieved 2014-03-03.