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Thirty days of predawn-to-dusk fasting and evening mass prayers has come to an end with the celebration of Id-ul-Fitr (Cheriya Perunnaal) here on Monday. Id-ul-Fitr marked the end of the month-long fasting by offering prayers in mosques and specially arranged Id-gahs. Feasts, exchange of visits to friends and relatives, and merriments were the spirit ... Full story

The Chottanikara temple located 16 kilometers northwest of Kochi is a famous Hindu temple whose presiding deity is the Hindu mother God Bhagavathy . The Bhagwathi is worshipped in three revered forms as Saraswathi in the morning Bhadrakali at noon and as Durga in the evening draped in white, crimson and blue respectively.Lord Vishnu is the worshipped alongside ... Full story

The Thirivairanikkulam Mahadeva Temple is scheduled to open on 24th Dec 2007 and will remain open for 12 days till 4th Jan 2008. The Temple will be open for Darshan by devotees from 4.30 am to 1.30 pm and again from 4.00 pm to 8.30 pm. The Temple is 13 km from Desam on NH 47 between Aluva and Angamaly and 7 km from Kalady on ... Full story