Attukal Pongala (Trivandrum)

Your own vehicle for Pongala day — a pre-dawn drop before the roads close, a driver who waits all day, and a ride home with your pots once the nivedyam is done.

Itinerary

• 4:30 AM — Pickup
  Home, hotel, station or the airport. Your pots, rice, jaggery and firewood ride with you.
• 5:15 AM — Drop near your hearth spot
  As close as the police allow — the roads around Attukal close from the night before. Walk the last stretch
• 10:00 AM — Aduppuvettu — hearths lit
  The fire from the temple is passed down the lines of hearths across the city. Pongala begins
• 2:20 PM — Pongala nivedyam
  Priests sprinkle holy water on the offerings. Main ritual
• 3:30 PM — Pickup at the meeting point
  Agreed with your driver in the morning. Load the pots and head home. Expect slow traffic
• 6:30 PM — Home
  Back home or to your hotel.

Included

• Private vehicle and driver for the day
• Door-to-door, in Trivandrum or from your city
• Driver waits through the event — no waiting charge
• Driver bata (+ night allowance on 2-day trips)

Not included

• Food and stay
• Tolls and parking
• Pongala materials and offerings

Cancellations follow our cancellation & refund policy.

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