Attukal Pongala is a big festival which can only be compared with the Kumbh Mela or Sabarimala pilgrimage. The Pongala festival is also a time that gives earning for the poor. The most benefitted are women who finds some odd businesses to make money. The temple festivals in general works at the micro economic level, withering happiness for the poor and needy.
A blog on Attukal Pongala now featuring Attukal Pongala 2016
More than three million women gather here to offer pongala to Attukal Amma the Hindu goddess making it the largest gathering of women on earth. News reports, photos and videos of Attukal Pongala.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Life in times of pongala
Attukal Pongala is a big festival which can only be compared with the Kumbh Mela or Sabarimala pilgrimage. The Pongala festival is also a time that gives earning for the poor. The most benefitted are women who finds some odd businesses to make money. The temple festivals in general works at the micro economic level, withering happiness for the poor and needy.
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