Nov 17, 2022
Icons from Padmanabhaswamy's temple in Trivandrum in Kerala are taken to the beach for a bath in the sea and then powdered turmerique in a ritual called Arattu. The Arattu procession takes place in the late afternoon. Images of Sree Padmanabhaswamy, Sree Krishna and Sree Narasimha are carried along the three miles route to the shores of the Arabian Sea, at Shanghumukham, escorted by members of the royal family and armed police contingents. These customs and traditions have been practiced down the centuries. The images are given a ritual bath in the sea after prescribed poojas.
