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The Attukal Pongala is celebrated on the ninth day of the 10-day annual festival at the temple.
The Southern Railway has announced three special trains in connection with the festival.
The Sunday service will be held as a combined service in the evening at 5.30 pm.
The low-floor AC bus will leave Kottayam for Thiruvananthapuram at 9 pm on February 24 as part of the ‘Round Trip’ project.
The pongala festival, held on February 25, will begin with 'aduppukoottu' at 10.30 am.
The cultural events will be inaugurated at 6 pm on February 17 by film actress Anusree.
Over 500 Vedic scholars oversaw the ceremonies as the atmosphere was charged with religious fervor.
Attukal Pongala is marked as the largest annual gathering of women by the Guinness World Records.
Every year in the Karthika star of the month of Kumbham, the festival begins by securely installing the Goddess according to the rituals.
Three special trains will conduct services on Tuesday for the benefit of devotees taking part in the festival.
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