Trichambaram uthsavam
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Trichambaram uthsavam is the annual festival of Trichambaram Temple in Kerala, South India. The festival lasts 14 days, beginning on Kumbham 22 of the Malayalam calendar, which generally falls on 6 March. It opens with the kodiyettam ceremony (hoisting of a religious flag), and comes to an end with Koodipiriyal on Meenam 6 (which generally falls on 20 March). In between these dates, for 11 days, thitambu nriththam (a sort of dance with the deities of Krishna and Balarama) is held at Pookoth Nada (1 km from Trichambaram temple). On the last day of the festival, the devotees run from Trichambram temple to Mazhur temple shouting Govinda!, Govinda!.