Attukal Pongala 2026 Timing: Attukal Pongal is a festival celebrated by women in Kerala. Women of Kerala come together at Attukal Bhavani Temple to celebrate this festival. Here they together make sweet payasam. Rice, jaggery and coconut are used to make it. After this, offerings are made to Attukal Bhavani Mata. This is a festival celebrated by women. It is celebrated for ten days, which is especially celebrated by women. This festival begins on the first day of the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham.
Attukal Pongal is being celebrated in 2026 on 3rd March i.e. today. This festival is an important religious festival organized by women. In this, worship is done in the revered Attukal Bhagavathi temple. This Malayalam festival follows the traditional temple calendar, and final details of the rituals are announced by the temple authorities.
Attukal Pongala will start on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. Pooram Nakshatra will start on March 3, 2026 at 7:31 am and Pooram Nakshatra will end on March 4, 2026 at 7:39 am. Pongal rituals will be completed during Pooram Nakshatra. Devotees start preparations early in the morning. For this, temporary stoves are made in the temple premises and surrounding areas.
Attukal Pongal is a 10-day temple festival dedicated to Goddess Attukal Amma. The festivities begin in the Malayalam month of Makaram or Kumbham on Karthigai Nakshatra and end with Kuruthitharapanam, a traditional ritual held at night. The main day of this festival is the ninth day, when the world famous Pongal festival is celebrated, which is today.
