FAMOUS UTHRALIKAVU POORAM-MY HOME TOWN TEMPLE FESTIVAL....

HAI ALL, I WANT TO TELL YOU ONETHING,,ONE IMPORTANT THING OK, HERE I AM RESIDING IN A TOWN WHERE MY HOME TOWN HOLDS A PRESTIGIOUS COLORFUL, FESTIVAL ONCE A YEAR CALLED AS UTHRALIKAVU POORAM, HERE THE MIDDLE PART OF KERALA, MY STATE IS VERY FAMOUS FOR ITS POORAM FESTIVALS, ONE OF THE WORLD FAMOUS POORAM, THE THRISSUR POORAM IS JUST A 20 KMS FROM MY HOME TOWN, BUT MY UTHRALI FESTIVAL IS VERY FAMOUS FOR ITS COLORFULL BEUTINESS. THE COLOR LIES IN THE WAY THE POORAM IS ORGANISED, 3 TEAMS PARTICIPATE WITH A SPORTING ATITUDE TO MAKE EACH BETTER THAN THE OTHER TWO, THE WADAKANCHERY DESAM(TEAM),YA SURE IS MINE HIHI, THE ENGAKATU DESAM, AND THE KORALLUR DESAM TAKE POSITIONS WITH THIER 9 ELEPHANTS AROUND THE FAMOUS UTHRAILIKAVU BAGWATHY TEMPLE PREMISE IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS FACING EACH OTHER TOWARDS THE BHAGWATHY,THE GODDESS . ABOUT 27 ELEPHANTS ALTOGETHER, FAMOUS VEDIKETTU (COLORFULL CRACKERS OF HUGE SOUND ABOUT 30 DECIBELLS ), COUNTRY CULTURAL FORMS LIKE THIRA,AAANDI,BHOOTHAM, ETC ARE A BEUTY TO WATCH MAAAN,SO COMEON TO MY HOME TOWN ENJOY THE FESTIVE,WHICH OCCURS ONCE IN EVERY YEAR IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY LAST OR MARCH FIRST WEEK WHICH CHANGES YEAR AFTER YEAR ACCORDING TO THE MALAYALAM DATES .BUT ONE IS OF SURE ,IT HAPPENS ONLY IN TUESDAYS,,,SO I AM LOOKING FORWARD FOR THAT HOLY HAPPY TUESDAY TO COME AGAIN AND AGAIN YEAR AFTER YEAR ON WHICH DAY EVEN IF I BECOME OLDER AND OLDER ,MY MIND WILL JUMP LIKE A KIDS MIND EVEN IF MY BODY CANNNOT FLOURISH LIKE MY MIND HIHI, SO A WAAARM WELCOME TO THAT  DAY FOR YOU ALL TO COME VISIT AND ENJOY THIS HOLY HOLY UTRALI POORAM FESTIVAL...

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