One of the famous temples in India, Guruvayoor has situated in an out-of-the-way village in Chavakkad taluk, though it draws a vast concourse of pilgrims from every part of the country. Devotees throng to this temple not to see and appreciate the variety of its structural patterns or to revel in the festivals celebrated there, but only to feel the air of benediction that pervades this famous shrine of Guruvayoor appan and to invoke his blessings.

 

The important religious festivals celebrated in this temple are:

1. Ashtami Rohini in Chingom (August - September)

2. Sukla Paksha Ekadasi in Vrischikom (November-December)

3. Kuchela Day in Dhanu (December-January) the day on which Kuchela visited Sree Krishna with beaten rice.

4. Dhwaja Prathishta day (Erection of flag staff in the temple) on Makayiram Asterism in Makaram (January- February).

5. Vishukkani in Medam (April)

6. The ten days Utsavam commencing from Pooyam Asterism in Kumbhom (February-March).

• Arattu
• Ashtami
• Kuthiyottam and Kettukazhcha
• Ettumanoor festival
• Kanathurkava Uthsavam
• Kodungallore Bharani
• Kottuvillikavu Kumbhabharani
• Lokanarkavu Uthsavam
• Thrissur Pooram
• Sivagiri matt
• Thirunakkara Uthsavam
• Varkala arattu
• Uthralikavu Pooram
• Arattupuzha Pooram
• Vettikode Ayilyam
• Ambalapuzha arattu
• Attukal ponkala
• Chittoor konganpada
• Kappally kumbham thira
• Koodal manickom
• Kalapathy Ratholsavam
• Mannaasrsala uthsavam
• Sabarimala shrine
• Sivarathri
• Thiruvathira
• Vaikathashtami
• Padayani
• Kottiyoor Festival
• Aranmula Valla Sadhya
• Aranmula uthrittathi
• Adoor Gajamela
• Chottanikkara Makam
• Haripad temple festival
• Kodiyettu uthsavam
• Kumaranalloor thrikarthika
• Kuttikkol Thampuratty Theyyam
• Nellikulangara vela
• Sharkara bharani and kaliyootu
• Sundareshwara temple festival
• Thrichambaram uthsavam
• Theyyam
• Peruvanam Pooram
• Anayoottu