Valla Sadhya

The is a feast of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of Krishna. Some of the dishes and foods include: • Parippu - A thick lentil dish eaten with rice, papadum and ghee • Pulisserry - Curry prepared with thick and sour buttermilk • Unniappam • Sambar • Rasam • Aviyal • Kaalan • Olan • Koottukari • Kichadi • Pachadi • Injipuli • Thoran • Achar: Spicy pickled raw mango, lemon, or lime ==Valla Sadhya==

Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to Parthasarathy(another name for Krishna). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya. On the day of Krishna's birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast. |thumb == Events ==

During the Kerala floods in 2018, the temple remained open for the celebration and 92 offerings were performed. == See also ==