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The Kerala Electricity Minister has ordered the KSEB to expedite power restoration in flood-hit Aranmula by sending more staff and equipment.
Heavy rains and flooding in Pathanamthitta have disrupted temple rituals and postponed feasts, while a landslide has caused significant property damage.
The Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple now offers its renowned vallasadya feast to visitors, featuring over 60 dishes for ₹300 daily, available via online or spot booking.
The Aranmula vallasadya feast at Parthasarathy temple runs from July 19 to September 16, featuring 51 boats.
The festival runs July 19-September 16, featuring 51 participating boats, aiming for 550 feasts, with special pass bookings opening July 1.
The Aranmula Vallasadya feast is a 60-day tradition with over 70 dishes and has been a centuries-old practice.
An exit poll suggests the UDF may regain seats in Pathanamthitta district in the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections, reversing the LDF's 2021 clean sweep, with close contests anticipated.
The boat race is held on the Pamba river in Aranmula, Pathanamthitta.
The Mangattu Illam, a Kerala Brahmin family, has inherited the tradition of carrying provisions for preparing the Onam feast for the presiding deity of Sree Parthasarathy Temple at Aranmula, through generations.
Aranmula Temple cleaning workers demonstrated exceptional honesty by returning a lost gold chain found during their cleaning drive.
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