Attukal Devi Temple

Tears rolling down their cheeks, little boys between five and 12 are desperate to be freed so that they can be with their mothers on the other side of the tall iron gates at the Attukal temple in Kerala. There was panic and chaos after thick smoke enveloped the temple courtyard where women were offering pongala or the sweet rice to Attukal Devi, of...

'Pongala' offerings made at the Attukal Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram in makeshift brick stoves are turning out to be a blessing for the homeless as the bricks will be used for construction of houses for the needy.

The Kerala government has allotted Rs 12 crore for development works in connection with the Pongala festival to be held at the Attukal Devi temple on March 7.

Tears rolling down their cheeks, little boys between five and 12 are desperate to be freed so that they can be with their mothers on the other side of the tall iron gates at the Attukal temple in Kerala. There was panic and chaos after thick smoke enveloped the temple courtyard where women were offering pongala or the sweet rice to Attukal Devi, of...

'Pongala' offerings made at the Attukal Devi temple in Thiruvananthapuram in makeshift brick stoves are turning out to be a blessing for the homeless as the bricks will be used for construction of houses for the needy.

The Kerala government has allotted Rs 12 crore for development works in connection with the Pongala festival to be held at the Attukal Devi temple on March 7.