Women Offering Pongala at Attukal Temple, Thiruvananthapuram

One of the greatest celebrations of womanhood performed across the globe is the Attukal Pongala festival held annually at Attukal Bhagavathy Temple located in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala state, India.

An annual ritual offered to the presiding deity of the shrine — goddess Kannaki (Parvathi), Attukal Pongala has reached Guinness Book of World Records as the largest annual gathering of women in the world. This video presents women offering the Pongala porridge at the temple premises.