Ambalappuzha Museum

载有椰子的船

阿拉普扎（Alappuzha），也被称为阿勒皮（Alleppey），是位于喀拉拉邦的一个城市。阿拉普扎是喀拉拉邦最小的县，拥有漫长的海岸线和众多的泻湖和后水。它经常被称为“东方的威尼斯”，因为这里的运河连接着喀拉拉邦著名的蜿蜒的后水。县总部位于科钦以南70 公里处。

阿拉普扎的沙丁鱼烹饪得非常美味

了解

阿拉普扎拥有辉煌的过去，其现代存在得益于18世纪下半叶迪万拉贾·凯萨瓦达斯（Diwan Raja Kesavadas）的努力。迪万拉贾·凯萨瓦达斯在他的时代为将阿拉普扎打造成一个主要港口城市以及开发今天所见的用于运输和航行的内陆运河系统做出了重要贡献。

“阿拉普扎”（Alappuzha）这个名字的意思是“介于大海和流入大海的河流网络之间的土地”。这是一个贴切的名字：该市及周边地区有大量的运河、后水、海滩和泻湖。

阿拉普扎和整个喀拉拉邦由于靠近海洋，天气极佳。气温很少超过35°C，从不低于20°C。最佳游览时间是9月至3月。6月至8月的季风季节总是带来大风和雨水。如果您想体验季风旅游，这是一个绝佳的游览时间。

抵达

乘飞机

科钦国际机场（COK ^IATA）。这是最近的机场。预计从科钦机场到科钦的出租车费用约为450卢比，然后乘坐巴士或火车到阿拉普扎则更贵。另一个选择是乘坐当地巴士从附近的Athani出发，Athani可以通过人力三轮车到达。或者，在特里凡得琅（Trivandrum）、科泽科德（Calicut）、金奈和班加罗尔也有机场，您可以乘坐火车前往阿拉普扎。

乘火车

可以从喀拉拉邦的各个地方，如科钦（科钦）、特里凡得琅和科泽科德，以及从印度其他主要城市，如金奈、班加罗尔（班加罗尔）、哥印拜陀、孟买（Bombay）、新德里、门格洛尔和加尔各答前往阿拉普扎的火车服务。如果您从海得拉巴来，可以乘坐“Sabari Express”。

• 1 阿拉普扎火车站 (阿拉普扎火车站). (最后更新于2020年1月)

乘巴士

有从科钦（1小时45分钟，KSRTC票价75卢比）、特里凡得琅（3.5小时，KSRTC票价150卢比）、科泽科德、金奈、班加罗尔（过夜豪华巴士800卢比）、迈索尔、哥印拜陀（过夜250卢比）到阿拉普扎的巴士服务。

乘汽车

整个阿拉普扎县通过NH 66（前NH 47）与外界紧密相连。它经过阿拉普扎、Ambalapuzha和Cherthala城镇。阿拉普扎通过公路与科钦、科塔扬、科拉姆、特里凡得琅、科泽科德、金奈、班加罗尔、哥印拜陀等城市相连。

旅游出租车是从一个景点到另一个景点最方便的旅行方式，尤其是在团体出行时。在大多数机场和火车站都可以找到。

四处逛逛

乘巴士

与喀拉拉邦其他地方一样，阿拉普扎有廉价高效的本地巴士系统。您可以从KSRTC巴士站乘坐巴士前往几乎任何地方。

乘坐三轮摩托车

这是一种在景点之间旅行的廉价交通方式。确保您事先商定好价格。在出发前，您可以讨价还价或联系附近的旅游中心确认该地区的自动三轮车收费标准。

打车

当地出租车也可用，价格对于许多西方钱包来说都算便宜。有汽车租赁公司提供带司机或自驾选项的汽车。费率通常从每公里7卢比开始，并根据您选择的附加功能（例如是否需要司机或带空调的汽车）而增加。如果您不熟悉该地区，或者不熟悉在印度道路上驾驶，您应该同时聘请一位司机，他还可以推荐用餐和游览地点。

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如果不到阿拉普扎，乘坐船只旅行是不完整的。在某些情况下，例如参观库塔纳德（Kuttanad），船才是首选的交通方式，因为有些地方是公路无法到达的。

景点之间有渡轮服务，当地人广泛使用，这是游览的风景优美的方式。

政府运营的喀拉拉邦水路运输公司（KSWTC）的船只停靠在阿拉普扎KSRTC巴士站对面的码头。您可以乘坐这些船只，以廉价的票价在任何您喜欢的地方下船。从阿拉普扎码头出发，前往科拉姆县的旅游船服务也以合理的价格提供。

每两小时一班开往科塔扬的船，首班车早上7:30发车。票价为18卢比，行程耗时两小时。

• 水上出租车, ☏ +91-477-2252015. 阿拉普扎码头提供水上出租车服务，每小时1500卢比。船可容纳十人。 (最后更新于2020年10月)

步行

阿拉普扎的许多景点都可以步行到达。

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阿拉普扎的步行道

阿拉普扎的公共交通船

阿拉普扎的乡村船

阿拉普扎灯塔

• 这座城市本身就是一景。尤其通过乘船游览城市，常常能带来难忘的体验。带上相机，在水道和海滩上有很多拍照的机会。
• 如果您访问阿拉普扎，请询问寺庙节日的日程。阿拉普扎是喀拉拉邦少数几个允许非印度教徒进入寺庙的场所之一。阿拉普扎的寺庙通常更开放和包容，但寺庙内可能有一些区域限制进入。Ambalapuzha寺庙节尤其令人印象深刻。五头大象会载着克里希纳的偶像，伴随着音乐，从距离阿拉普扎约14公里的地方前往寺庙。一定要尝尝玫瑰palpayasam，这是一种传统的甜牛奶甜点，通过将牛奶煮沸直至浓缩并呈淡粉色。
• 1 耆那教神殿. 这座寺庙非常宁静。阿勒皮只有很少的耆那教徒。  
• 2 Karumadikkuttan (Karimadi, Ambalapuzha附近). 这是一尊9世纪的黑色花岗岩佛陀雕像，当地人称之为Karumadi Kuttan。这尊雕像受到印度考古调查局的保护。  
• 3 马拉里海滩, Mararikulam. 这是一个适合一日游的好地方，距离阿拉普扎镇约16公里。该地区还有Mahadeva寺庙和Arthunkal教堂。您可以从KSTC巴士站乘坐当地巴士前往，在Maraikulam Junction下车（行程时间：20分钟），然后步行4公里，或者（更好）乘坐出租车前往海滩本身，费用约为30卢比。  
• 4 圣母玛利亚教堂. 阿勒皮有相当比例的基督徒。圣母玛利亚教堂（Champakulam）被认为是圣多马（St. Thomas）建立的七座教堂之一。  
• 5 Sreekrishna Swamy寺庙, Ambalapuzha. 这座寺庙建于15世纪。这里特别值得一提的是一种非常独特的Paal-Payasam（一种用米饭和红糖在牛奶中煮制的甜牛奶甜点）。它的配方是一个严守的秘密。据信，由于神对他的最爱厨房的特殊祝福，同样的厨师也无法在别处用相同的配料复制出同样的味道。如果您在这座寺庙附近，一定要尝尝。这种Payasam每天中午12:00准时分发。只有提前预订的人才能品尝。您可以在寺庙外的一个摊位购买。  
• 前往科塔扬的公共水上交通. 29卢比. (最后更新于2022年10月)

活动

• 1 阿勒皮海滩 (城镇西部边缘). 这是一个相当大、平坦且干净的海滩。一条古老的码头，曾经用于贸易，并有三条铁路线，至今仍然矗立着。沿着海滩长廊漫步，在“印度咖啡馆”喝一杯饮品，吃点东西，或者从摊位买个冰淇淋或花生。当地人喜欢玩飞盘和排球。提供骑骆驼和骑小马的服务。然而，不建议游泳，除非您是强壮且经验丰富的游泳者。海水非常深，水流很急。在季风期间和之后，这些水流会更强。考虑到当地人相当保守，日光浴可能不是个好主意。 免费.  
• 2 Krishnendu Ayurveda Wellness Center, Chingoli, Karthikappally (Haripad附近，距市中心30公里), ☏ +91 95 444 88 333. 阿育吠陀中心。由一个传统的阿育吠陀医生家庭经营。医院和水疗中心采用喀拉拉邦传统建筑风格建造，但拥有现代化的设施。有一个可以散步的景观草药园。您还可以参观他们的草药生产厂，了解这些传统药物是如何制备的。 (最后更新于2021年3月)
• 3 尼赫鲁奖蛇形船赛. -阿拉普扎以其蛇形船赛而闻名。比赛于8月的第二个星期六举行，以1952年为该赛事揭幕的贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁（Jawaharlal Nehru）的名字命名。这些船大约载有100人。比赛期间，可以租用船只供观众观看。  
• 活动 Bamboostix Island Resort 每日组织过夜独木舟旅行、竹家具制作课程、音乐课程、瑜伽、绘画课程等。Sreekrishna 和 Keraleeyam 提供阿育吠陀按摩与课程。Seashore 餐厅的 Anil 组织乘坐喀拉拉渔民使用的小泡沫船划船，甚至还可以捕鱼。
• 阿勒皮的主要产业是椰棕纤维制造。椰棕纤维由椰子壳制成。一些大型生产商会组织参观他们的工厂。
• 可以租用自行车游览城镇及周边地区，但建议游客注意并警惕不可预测的交通。
• 乘渡轮游览村庄. 尝试Kainakkary，离Viluakkuthara不远。 (最后更新于2015年4月)

船屋游览

阿拉普扎遍布着支持蓬勃发展的后水旅游的运河。沿着后水进行船屋巡游是游览阿拉普扎所有景点的好方法。船屋可以租用12小时到几天。有一项新的随上随下服务，乘坐共享船屋穿越偏远的后水。这些船屋配备了带家具的卧室、休息区、厨房、现代化的浴室和卫生间。一些船屋甚至配有空调。船屋由司机和厨师驾驶。从船上，您可以观察人们的日常生活，停下来喝一杯椰子酒（一种由椰子汁制成的传统微量酒精饮料），品尝烤虾，观赏鸟类，并在湖中放松。

建议通过船屋运营商预订船屋，而不是依赖拉客的人。拉客的人会收取500至2000卢比的佣金。如果可以选择，请在网上预订，旺季时最好不要等到最后一刻。在网上预订有时可以获得更低的价格，而且大多数信誉良好的运营商都有良好的在线服务和支持。平均价格因季节和需求而异，但您可以期待基础价格为每晚（21 小时）标准非空调船8000卢比，标准空调船10000卢比，高级船12000卢比。如果您幸运的话，有时可以在没有生意的船屋运营商那里以最后一分钟的折扣价租用一晚带2间空调卧室的船屋，甚至只需6500-7000卢比。

一些船屋预订的联系方式是

• Beebe Events: 提供船屋服务、专业向导陪同交通、定制旅游套餐。邮件：Info@BeebeEvents.com，电话：+91 94000 73030，+91 47722 43030。

• 4 Eco Trails Kerala船屋游览. 这家船屋运营商在欧洲游客中享有良好声誉。他们除了在阿拉普扎经营船屋外，还在库马拉孔（Kumarakom）经营船屋。 9000至22000卢比，旺季更高.  

• Indigenous Houseboats 曾获得国际船展“最佳展品奖”的船屋巡游运营商。

• Lake King Cruise. 截至2009年4月，可以联系到他们：+91-986938488或+91-477-2234344。他们对两人12 小时的空调船屋日间游（带上层甲板）收费4000卢比。尽管工作人员很可爱，但经理Sebin Philip是个商人，可能会在您看船时关闭一些灯，然后以高价而非标准价向您收费。当您第二天早上回来时，他也可能不在，并且无法联系到。 

• Punnamada Royal HouseBoats (Punnamada船屋), Punnamada Resorts Pvt Ltd Punnamada (Alappuzha, Punnamada), ☏ +91 4772233691, 免费电话： +1 800 4253693. 21. 提供游览后水的船屋租赁服务。船员包括船长和厨师。Punnamada Royal船屋各有两间空调房间（AC房间），并包含早餐、午餐和晚餐。早餐、午餐和晚餐按固定菜单供应。额外菜肴或菜单修改需额外收费。船屋配有卫星电视、棋盘游戏、扑克牌和音乐系统。巡游通常从度假村中午出发，穿越Vembanadu水道，在村庄过夜停靠，第二天早上约9:30返回度假村。他们提供在线预订。 16000卢比. 

• 5 Tour India, ☏ +91 4712328070, tourindia@vsnl.com. 这家公司于1991年在喀拉拉邦的后水区域推出了第一艘Kettuvallam船屋，并拥有一系列可供出租的船屋。备用电话号码为2331507、2330437和00919895605243。  

• Venice of East Tours 提供深入后水区域的巡游服务。由来自西部库塔纳德（Kuttanad）的当地人经营；直接联系他们可以降低成本。他们拥有各种船只，包括船屋和独木舟。电子邮件：veniceofeast@gmail.com。电话：+91 9447596476。他们通常从当地餐馆（主要是酒馆）安排食物，那里是唯一可以吃到天然生长的新鲜淡水鱼和其他食品的地方。食物美味且略带辛辣。

购物

• 印度工艺品, Ramada Hotel附近, Thathampali P.O., ☏ +91 8086771575, sheikhmushtaq@yahoo.com. 一家迷人的商店，提供精美的珠宝、披肩和其他印度纪念品。员工友好可靠。 

餐饮

后水地区的食物主要是鱼和鸡蛋。

• Arcadia Regency，一家四星级酒店于2006年开业，但为了吸引顾客，餐食价格非常低廉。
• Biju (阿勒皮的船屋), haripad, ☏ +91 4793290138. 这些船屋沿着后水地区作为谷物驳船使用。曾经，船屋是皇室的住所。改造成适合游客居住后，船屋已成为漂浮的 cottages，设有睡眠区、西式卫生间、用餐区以及甲板上的休息区。大多数游客会在船屋过夜。食物由随行人员在船上烹制——主要带有喀拉拉风味。船屋有各种类型，可以根据家庭或团体的大小租赁……船屋是机动的，但通常以慢速行驶以保证平稳旅行。所有船屋都有发电机，大多数卧室都配有空调。 
• Cafe Paradiso. 意大利咖啡，玛莎拉茶。 印度卢比. (最后更新于2020年7月)
• 1 Chakara餐厅, Alappuzha Bypass Rd, Sea View Ward, 2, ☏ +91 477 223 0767. Raheem Residency的餐厅是镇上最贵的，但饭菜绝对值这个价。菜单很有创意，融合了传统喀拉拉和欧洲美食的元素。提供葡萄酒。  
• 2 Dreamers, 海滩边, ☏ +91 477 226 3586. 中午至晚上10点（通常）. 这家餐厅位于海滩上，比Harbour餐厅稍南。它提供价格合理的印度菜，也有一些欧洲菜。工作人员很乐于助人，如果您要求，他们通常很愿意为您提供菜单上没有的饮品。这里有一个绝佳的竹子高架露台，在那里找个桌子，可以边用餐边欣赏美景和氛围。他们的网站很吓人，但餐厅本身并不可怕。  
• 3 Himalaya Bakery, Alappuzha (Mullackal Rd., just north of the bridge over Northern Canal, on the right side.). Great baked items such as puff pastries with vegetarian or non-vegetarian filling, tasty samosas and also sweets. There is also a little cafe attached, that serves coffee and chai. Their banana and walnut cake (to take away) is particularly delicious!  
• Hotel Brothers, Alappuzha (Their specialties are the hopopers and eggy onion curry.). (updated Apr 2015)
• Indian Coffee House, Mullackal Road and Alleppey Beach (There are two main Indian Coffee Houses in Alleppey: one in the centre and one at Alleppey beach. They have the same menu (the same as the rest of Kerala in fact) and serve cheap, tasty south Indian food, ice cream and, of course, their signature coffee.).  
• 4 Kreamkorner, Mullackal Rd, Mullakkal, ☏ +91 98470 07087. This place has two locations: Mullackal Road and Cullan Road. The atmosphere and decor have an "art house" feel to it. There's a multicultural menu with tandoori choices, and the cold coffee with ice-cream beats a frappuchino any day.  
• Premier Bakery, Mullakkal (north, in heart of the city), ☏ +91 477-2262124. Established in the year 1962, serves all type of baked food. Well known for our home made fruit salad with ice cream, variety coconut cookies. 
• Ramada hotel. High quality food, Indian and continental options, in an elegant ambiance. Service is optimal. Price is slightly higher than in other places, but remains reasonable. 
• Vembanad Restaurant - At the Alleppey Prince Hotel, it's well worth making the trip out here. One of the better-eating options around, you can dine poolside to live music (nightly from 6:30PM).
• Raja Teashop, Pallathuruthy, Alappuzha (Near Kannitta Jetty). Famous for parottas, beef, pazhampori. Very good views of the backwaters. (updated Jan 2021)

饮品

• Cafe Paradiso, Alappuzha (Nice location with shady benches directly at the northern side of the main canal (about where the boat parking zone ends). They offer real coffee (not instant), juices, lassi and snacks. Iced coffee with explicitly safe ice is also available.). (updated Jan 2020)
• 1 Aqua valley water & ice cubes (On a side street, behind the main street). Water purification and ice cubes. ₹125 for 5 kg ice. (updated Aug 2025)

住宿

• 1 Abad Turtle Beach Resort (Turtle Beach Resort), Varankavala, Pollathai, Mararikulam, ☏ +91 484 4144000, +91 484 2381122, reservations@abadhotels.com. Abad turtle beach resort is spread across an area of 13 acres of land. The beach resort is located at mararikulam, a fishing village about 7 miles (11.6 km) from the heart of Alappuzha. The resort overlooks the white sandy marari beach and has a rivulet flowing on one side.  
• Arcadia Regency. As of April 2009, it is a decent and hygienic city hotel. 
• Bamboostix Island Resort claims to have been 'built by backpackers, for backpackers" is a new eco-resort on an island. Unique construction with bamboo, thatch and coconut with unique activities like bamboo furniture making, music lessons, overnight canoe trips and shared houseboat cruises contact +91 9895407909
• Raheem Residency, classic Indian colonial villa refurbished in a grand style by European owners; now a recognised Heritage Hotel of India; swimming pool imported from France; rooftop restaurant overlooking the Arabian Sea; Ayurveda.
• The Dreamheaven, Near Nehru Trophy Finishing Point, thathampally P.O. (Clean budget guesthouse with big rooms, located in a good location. Staff is helpful and smiley.).  
• Harbour Restaurant, Beach Road (near Raheem Residency). An attractive, laid-back beer and wine restaurant with a good selection of multi-cuisine dishes. Go for the Kerala Fish curry! Great! The fish is caught locally. Lovely to have a chilled glass of wine near the beach - the only place that offers it in this beach area. Mural on one wall by a local artist depicting beautiful snapshot scenes from the area. 
• Hotel Royale Park, a three star category hotel. Located in the heart of Alappuzha Town, it is opposite to Seemati Theater and Vireyya Theater. The hotel having 35 rooms, you can have A/C, Non A/c, Deluxe Rooms, there are Marvelous Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Executive Bar. Foods are just tongue melting, you can arrange board meetings, and business meetings for more than 100 people. 
• Kerala Houseboats, Punamada Jetty (Near Alleppey town), ☏ +91 9312163396. Check-in: Noon, check-out: 10AM. Located at Punammada jetty, offers one- and two- bedroom houseboats for cruising between Alleppey and Kumarakom. 5500. 
• Lemon Tree Vembanad Lake Resort, Jana Sakthi Road, Kayippuram, Muhamma (resort situated on the Western shore of Kumarakom, at the very edge of Vembanad Lake with a magnificent view of the calm backwaters.). Check-in: 1PM, check-out: 11AM. The resort offers 27 luxury rooms and suites; and a premium two bedroom air-conditioned house boat with an upper deck jacuzzi (The Cruising Villa) anchored at the resort’s private jetty. 
• Malayalam Resort is a small (4 rooms) place must be the most photographed (but amazingly least stayed at!) along the edge of the backwater. It is run by a friendly family who cook the best meals in candlelight. www.malayalamlakeresort.blogspot.com +91 9895407909 Next to the bigger, more popular Keraleeyam which has ayurvedic massages.
• Mandala Beach House & Cottages, Sea View Ward (north Of Vijaya Park), ☏ +91 7736650843, info@mandalabeachhouse.com. Check-in: 24 hours, check-out: Noon. Mandala is a little house situated on the Alleppey beach. The staff is friendly and makes you feel that you are a part of our family. They offer BBQs & bonfires on the beach, and can organize trips on backwaters. The rooms are not very cozy, but it's clean and the mattresses are soft. There are two cottages and one of them has an excellent view of the beach. ₹600. 
• Saj Home. Chungam. Independent cottages. Cottage is well furnished with a/c and nice vast greenary around with water front on Punnamada lake. 
• 2 Palmy Residency, North of DPTC Ladder Bridge (Walk back along the road from the bus station, and cross the river over the first footbridge you come to. Take the small lane opposite the footbridge steps, and walk for about five minutes. It's on your right.), ☏ +91 477 2235938. Rooms are relatively spacious, very clean and well maintained. The staff are very friendly, and can also arrange backwater barge trips which come highly recommended, both for their comfort and relative inexpensiveness.  
• Panoramic Sea Resort, Near Kadapallam, Beach Rd, ☏ +91 477 2251071. Panoramic Sea resort is opposite the beach. Here you can also have Panchkarma Ayurveda treatment. 
• Punnamada Lake Resort. A beautiful resort on the bank of Punnamada Kayal [Lake], with its own house boats. 
• Railway Retirement Room, Inside Railway Station (inside the Railway Station). ₹240. (updated May 2015)
• Venice of East Houseboats, ☏ +91 9447596476, veniceofeast@gmail.com. Houseboat stays and other water cruise services that make journeys into the backwater villages (kuttanad) throughout the year. 
• Zostel Alleppey, Alleppey Beach Road, Sea View Ward, Padinjare Kurisadi, Kanjiramchira (at Allappuzha Beach near Vijay Beach Park), ☏ +91 11 39589008, reservations@zostel.com. Check-in: noon, check-out: 10AM. Laidback backpackers' hostel by India's backpacker hostel chain Zostel. Hammocks in their rooftop area with sea breeze. All guests must be of at least 18 years of age to be able to check-in at Zostel. Zostel do not recommend families to stay with them. starting from ₹349 per bed. (updated Jun 2018)

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• 18th century Krishnapuram Palace is 47 km south of Alappuzha on the way to Kollam. Its two-storey building is typical of Kerala architecture. It contains impressive murals worth watching. The palace also housed a museum of antique sculptures and artefacts.
• Padanilam Temple - a famous Parabrahma temple located 14 km from Mavelikkara.
• Sree Nagaraja Temple in Mannarasala is 32 km south of Alappuzha near Harippad. It is a Brahman family owned snake temple featuring beautiful stone carvings of snakes throughout its territory. It is headed by a priestess. The temple deity is credited with restoring fertility in women. The turmeric paste available there supposedly cures many diseases. This is believed to be capital of Snake God- the Vasuki (Naga Raja) and his consorts- Naga Yakshi (Snake Ghostess) as well as Naga Rani (Snake Queen) along with a huge battalion of Snake army. Naga aradhana (worship of snakes) is very unique to Kerala's culture, as it's believed Kerala is derived out of the Naga Empire and most of the people do worship snakes as a Thanksgiving for lending their land for humans to live. Snakes are believed to keep the vision of eyes as well as preserving fertility of humans. Hence they are worshiped for bestowing children as well as curing blindness. Manarsala temple is a wonderful place, built within a natural forest with trees and creepers covering the area, where snakes live. The only temple, where it's a female priest who worships and do rituals. A special ceremony, by which an Uruli (a brass open vessel used for cooking) is turn up-side down before the sanatorium, to seek bestowing children by childless couples. It's believed that they get conceived within 21 days of time.
• Sree Subrahmonia Swamy temple : Sree Subrahmonia Swamy temple, at Haripad, is one of the oldest and most important temples devoted to Lord Subrahmonia. It is situated at the 53rd Kilometre on the Kollam-Alapuzha highway. The image of the deity with four arms is also the biggest of the kind. It is believed to have been originally worshipped by Parashurama. In 1921, a fire destroyed the temple. It was rebuilt with the anakottil (elephant's head), kuttambalam, a big tank etc. Several annual festivals are celebrated in this temple the Avani Utsavam in Chingom (August- September), Markazhi Utsavam in Dhanu (November- December), Chitra Utsavam in Medom (April–May), Kartika in Vrischikam (November- December) and Taipuyam (January- February). Kavadiyattam dance with Kavadi is the most important offering here. Kavadi is a bow-shaped wooden structure decorated with tapestry and peacock feathers carried on the shoulders of pilgrims as an offering to God Subrahmanya. The peacock in the temple and the procession with the golden peacock throne are very attractive.