Every
year the Festival of Pongala takes place in Thiruvananthapuram
(Trivandrum), the capital city of Kerala.
More than a million women line the streets with their cooking
pots to make porridge, an offering to the goddess Bhagavati at Attukal
Temple. During Pongala day all the roads near the Attukal Temple in
Trivandrum are filled with women making special kinds of recipes with
rice, coconut, and jaggery.
Pongala
2010 – Sunday 28th February. 
Join
in the festival for 2011.
Accommodation
at Hotel Sea Breeze near Lighthouse Beach in Kovalam.
En-suite
rooms.
Ladies
will be assisted in the purchase of a traditional sari to wear for the
special day. They will be given a cooking pot with ingredients to cook
and are escorted to the festival by local ladies.
To receive notification for 2011 Pongala, please email: hotelseabreeze@india.com
- or telephone Vivin at Hotel Sea Breeze:
+91 471 2480024
+91
9447861848
Lighthouse Beach, Kovalam, South Kerala.
Situated in mature gardens a short walk from Lighthouse Beach, the hotel has 17 twin en-suite rooms.
Go on ... treat yourself!