Kalamkanippu Mahotsavam is a unique traditional festival celebrated at the Palakkunnu Sree Bhagavathy Temple in Kasaragod district, Kerala. The three-day festival is held twice annually during the Malayalam months of Dhanu and Makaram and draws devotees and visitors from the region. The highlight of the celebration is its similarity to the famous Pongala ritual of Attukal Temple, where thousands of women devotees bring offerings—such as rice, jaggery, coconut, and rice powder—in new pots to prepare special offerings for the Goddess Bhagavathi. These offerings are prepared within the temple grounds by trained priests and are later presented to the deity. After the ritual, the prasadam (blessed food) is returned to the devotees in the same pots.
