| The ritual of Aranmula Uthrattathi, begins in the Parthasarthy temple of Aranmula, with a lavish lunch offered to Aranmula Shri Krishna temple of Kerala.
The Folk-tale:This festival has a long history of water carnival organized every year known as Jalotsavams, also there is a story associated to it. The legends says that a Brahmin devotee used to offer rice to Aranmula temple, but on one such occasions he was attacked by rival men from other village and was rescued only by a Snake boat of his own village.
Snake Boat-race: This festival also celebrates the rescue of the Brahmin, by organizing Snake Boat race, which is the most amusing sight on a South India tour. This festival is also treated as a sport event thus it is open for people from all color, caste or creed. Lord Krishna is placed in all the boats that take part in this carnival. All boats are expected to reach their destination simultaneously making Snake boat race one of the prime |
