Vela

Nenmara Vallangi Vela is a renowned annual festival celebrated at Nellikulangara Bhagavathy temple. Also known as Nellikulangara vela, it is a joint invocation of the two neighboring villages Nenmara and Vallangi. Held in the month of Meenam 20th, the festival begins with the flag hoisting ceremony called Kodiyettam on the first day of Meenam. During the vela, several art forms like Karivela, Kummatti Andivela and similar other folk rituals are performed. The major highlights of the festival are the fireworks display and the pageant of 22 caparisoned elephants (11 elephants for each side) .