Attukal Pongala

Attukal Pongala

Attukal Devi Temple of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India is word famous for its festival called Pongala in which most number of women gathering in one place. The guinnes authorities certified that in Attukal Pongala is "the largest annual gathering of women takes place in February or March every year at the Attukal Devi Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala India for the pongala offering. The women gather with their cooking pots to to perform a ritual for the health and prosperity of their families.The highest attendance recorded was 1.5 million women festival on 23 February February 1997".