Attachamayam Festival

The Attachamayam Festival, Cochin is one festival that adds a lot of color to the place and one gets to see and feel the vibrancy and participate in it. Here one also gets to see nearly all the art forms of Kerala that the state is famous for. The Attachamayam Festival, Cochin is held at the beginning of the Onam festival. You can pay a visit to the state during this time so that you get to know about the culture of this beautiful place.

The attractions and the procession of the Attachamayam Festival, Cochin

The Attachamayam Festival, Cochin is conducted every year during the Malayalam month of Chingam or Leo on the Atham asterism. Today the event is a commemoration of a royal custom of the royal Maharajas of the state of Cochin. Previously the kings during the Attachamayam Festival used to travel with the whole of his entourage right up to the fort of Thripunithura. This festival was also an occasion for all the vassals of the state to meet the king and shower him with all the veneration. Even today this procession has been able to retain the original majestic charm and the fantastic manner in which it was conducted previously.

How to get there

Reaching the venue of this wonderful festival is easy. The nearest airport is the Cochin International Airport that is just 28 kilometers away.

You can also reach the place by trains. The nearest rail station is the Thrippunithura Rail station.

Points to keep in mind

If you are interested to participate in this festival then you need to find out the right dates according to the Malayalam calendar. There are also some local traditions that affect the dates of this festival. So what you need to do is to confirm the dates and the other particulars with the local authorities so that you do not miss out on the main aspects of the Attachamayam Festival, Cochin.

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