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Payippad Jalotsavam




Payippad Jalotsavam is a three day water festival. Its conducted in Payippad Lake which is 35 km from Alappuzha district of Kerala state in south India . There is a close relation between this Payippad Boat Race and Subramanya Swamy Temple in Haripad .


THE LEGEND


The people of the Haripad village decided to build a Sree Ayyappan temple.
Before the installation of the idol the people had a vision that they should install the idol of Sri Subramanya Swamy which they will find in the Kayamkulam River . The exact location of the idol will be under a Whirlpool in the river. The people found the idol as per the vision and brought back Subramanya Vigrah in a boat, escorted by the devotees in other boats ceremoniously. In remembrance of this event a three day water festival is conducted each year, the famous Payippad Jalotsavam.


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