The festival calendar

Plan around the celebrations.

Every upcoming festival on TempleTM, arranged month by month. Filter by deity, district or temple, then open a festival for dates, the host temple and the festivals around it.

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December 2026

5 festivals this month

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29 Vaikathashtami

30 Vaikathashtami

10 Kalarivathukkal Thira

11 Kalarivathukkal Thira

12 Kalarivathukkal Thira

20 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

21 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

22 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

23 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

24 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

25 Parassinikadavu Utsavam

26 Parassinikadavu Utsavam Thiruvutsavam +1 more

27 Thiruvutsavam Mandala Pooja

28 Thiruvutsavam Thiruvabharanam Procession

29 Thiruvutsavam Thiruvabharanam Procession

30 Thiruvutsavam Thiruvabharanam Procession

31 Thiruvutsavam Thiruvabharanam Procession

1 Thiruvabharanam Procession

2 Thiruvabharanam Procession

In Dec 2026

10 Thu

Kalarivathukkal Thira Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple Kannur Open → 20 Sun

Parassinikadavu Utsavam Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple Parassinikadavu, Kannur Open → 26 Sat

Thiruvutsavam Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple Kaviyoor, Pathanamthitta Open → 26 Sat

Mandala Pooja Kulathupuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Kulathupuzha, Kollam Open → 28 Mon

Thiruvabharanam Procession Valiyakoikkal Temple Pandalam, Pathanamthitta Open →

Festival travel tips

Arrive earlyBefore 6 am
Best monthsNov – Mar
CarryID & water

Large festivals use special crowd zones and entry passes at some temples. Check the host temple's page for details.

What is coming up

Upcoming festivals

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November 2026 6

14 Sat

Kalpathy Ratholsavam 14 Nov – 16 Nov 2026 Kalpathy Viswanatha Swamy Temple Kalpathy, Palakkad Chariot festival with decorated temple cars pulled through the agraharam. Open → 16 Mon

Mandala Pooja 16 Nov – 27 Nov 2026 Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple Sabarimala, Pathanamthitta 41-day pilgrimage season culminating in Mandala pooja. Open → 20 Fri

Triprayar Ekadasi 20 Nov – 21 Nov 2026 Triprayar Sree Rama Temple Triprayar, Thrissur Annual festival with processions and special poojas. Open → 20 Fri

Vrischikolsavam 20 Nov – 28 Nov 2026 Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple Tripunithura, Ernakulam Eight-day festival with processions, elephants and temple arts. Open → 24 Tue

Thrikarthika 24 Nov – 26 Nov 2026 Kumaranalloor Devi Temple Kumaranalloor, Kottayam Festival of lights with thousands of lamps around the temple. Open → 25 Wed

Vaikathashtami 25 Nov – 30 Nov 2026 Vaikom Mahadeva Temple Vaikom, Kottayam Twelve-day festival with processions of the utsava idols and the ritual of the three temples meeting. Open →

December 2026 5

10 Thu

Kalarivathukkal Thira 10 Dec – 12 Dec 2026 Kalarivathukkal Bhagavathy Temple Kannur Theyyam festival with ritual performances. Open → 20 Sun

Parassinikadavu Utsavam 20 Dec – 26 Dec 2026 Parassinikadavu Muthappan Temple Parassinikadavu, Kannur Annual festival with Theyyam performances and processions. Open → 26 Sat

Thiruvutsavam 26 Dec – 31 Dec 2026 Kaviyoor Mahadeva Temple Kaviyoor, Pathanamthitta Annual temple festival with processions and traditional arts. Open → 26 Sat

Mandala Pooja 26 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 Kulathupuzha Sree Dharma Sastha Temple Kulathupuzha, Kollam Conclusion of the Mandala pilgrimage season with special poojas. Open → 28 Mon

Thiruvabharanam Procession 28 Dec – 13 Jan 2027 Valiyakoikkal Temple Pandalam, Pathanamthitta The sacred ornaments of Sabarimala begin their journey to the hill shrine from Pandalam. Open →