The most Refreshing Day to Feed Elephants as a Ritual Is Njangattiri Aanayoottu.
Above all the religious Celebrations, the ‘Feeding of Elephants’ is an important South-Indian Festival. This very unique sacred gaiety is specifically observed in the Indian state of Kerala. During Njangattiri Aanayoottu, devotees gather in a throng and give medicated food after worshipping elephants as they believe, these large trunks, long curved ivory tusks and large ears mammals are real manifestations of Lord Ganesha . Therefore it is said that: the most refreshing day to feed mammals as a ritual is Njangattiri Aanayoottu. Every year, it is solemnized at the Njangattiri Bhagavathi Temple in Pattambi town, Palakkad district which is located a distance of 100 kilometres from Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu. As per Malayalam month of Karkkidakam, This Festival will fall on 20 th July in 2018. In Kerala, the date and time of every single festival as well as the local traditions (customs) are followed in ...