Photo Album | Interstate Navratri/Pooja Procession 2014

In connected with the Navarathri/Pooja Festival this procession happens every year. It happens 10 days before Navarathri/Pooja. It started from the period of Travancore rulers and still it follows.  This inter-state (Old Travancore region) procession starts from Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu to Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala.  The police of both states are participating in this procession.  Here three Gods idols are taking part in it.  They are Kumaraswamy(Lord Subramaniya) from Kumarakovil at Velimalai, Goddess Saraswathy Devi from Padmanabhapuram and Goddess Munnoottinanga from Sucheendram Thanumalaya Perumal Temple. 

During the Navarathri/Pooja Festival, these idols will be kept in different temples.  Kumaraswamy at Aryasala Subramaniya Temple, Goddess Saraswathy Devi at Navarathri mandapam nearby Padmanabhaswami Temple and Goddess Munoottinanga at Chenthitta Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram.

After Navarathri these idols will be returned to their proper temples in Kanyakumari District.  



Kerala Fire & Rescue Forces








A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan) on a thermocol  Peacock







A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan)


Kerala Mounted Police




A child dress up as Lord Subramaniya (Murukan)




Tamilnadu State Police

Kerala Police

Saraswathy Devi on Elephant



Kumaraswamy (Lord Subramaniya) on Silver Horse along with priest

Kumaraswamy (Lord Subramaniya) on Silver Horse along with priest

Munnoottinanga in Palanquin

Location
Starts From: Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu state, INDIA
Ends At: Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala state, INDIA


Photo Album | Onam Celebration Procession/Pageantry 2014 - Part 5 of 5


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“Onam” is the festival of keralites all over the world (especially in Kerala State of India). Onam celebration is happening in the malayalam month of Chingam (August-September) every year. On this moment Kerala government has been arranging a week long festival (for 2014, 5-11 September) in Thiruvananthapuram (Capital city of Kerala State). Here the buildings are decorated with light arrangements. Various traditional and cultural programs are taking place. So here the people never like loose these days in their life. At the conclusion (for 2014, 11th September) of the festival there will be a procession/pageantry. On this procession/pageantry various departments and organizations present their floats. The Government also will award the best of the floats.  I would like to thank my colleague Mr. Anulal who accompanied me to take the snaps.

Drumset

Kerala Revenue Disaster Management Department

Kerala Revenue Disaster Management Department

Energy Management Centre Kerala

Energy Management Centre Kerala




District Tourism Promotion Council (DTPC), Thiruvananthapuram

Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum

Govt. Ayurveda College, Trivandrum

National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC)

Kerala State Biodiversity Board

Kerala State Biodiversity Board

Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala

Animal Husbandry Department, Kerala

Mariattam (Mari Theyyam)

The Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Ltd





Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Illuminated Kerala Government Secretariat

Illuminated Kerala Government Secretariat


One of the tallest flagpoles in India at Kanakakunnu Palace, Trivandrum
The stainless-steel mast is more than 65 metres tall and the flag about 22 metres long and 15 metres wide


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Location
Trivandrum/Thiruvananthapuram City, Kerala state, INDIA