Kadakkad Sree Bhadrakali Temple

Pongala The annual Pongala festival attracts hundreds of women devotees to the shrine. 'Pongala' ritual comprises preparing ‘prasad’ for the deity outside the shrine. Women cook rice and jaggery in earthen pots and they offer it to the Goddess. They also cook different type of sweet dishes – called ‘mandaputtu,’ ‘appam,’ ‘therali’ – made out of rice powder and jaggery. Coconut tree fronds are used to cook the ‘prasad.’ The temple is decorated during the period with natural materials. Holy fire from the temple is taken out to start the fire for cooking Pongala. ==See also==