According to the legend, these snake boats were designed by Lord Krishna and were made to look like Sheshanaga, the serpent on which Lord Vishnu rests on.[1]
Compositionedit
Palliyodam is made from anjili (a kind of jackfruit tree). There will be 64 rowers in Palliyodam each representing 64 art forms. And the 4 rowers at the end represent the four Vedas. There are 9 golden shapes at the ends of the Palliyodam which represent the 9 planets(Navagraha). The Palliyodam is kept inside special sheds called Palliyoda Pura, into which outsiders are not allowed to enter.[1]
Rulesedit
Only males are allowed to enter the Palliyodam and they are allowed only after they followed a prescribed diet and ritual, and also they can't enter inside wearing any other clothing,except the Mundu and a thorthu (a white towel).[2][1]
palliyodam, type, large, snake, boat, built, used, aranmula, parthasarathy, temple, pathanamthitta, district, annual, water, processions, uthrattathi, jalamela, valla, sadhya, pamba, river, aranmula, uthrattathi, boat, race, contents, legend, composition, rule. Palliyodam is a type of large snake boat built and used by Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple in the Pathanamthitta district for the annual water processions of Uthrattathi Jalamela and Valla Sadhya in Pamba River 1 Palliyodam in Aranmula Uthrattathi Boat Race Contents 1 Legend 2 Composition 3 Rules 4 See also 5 ReferencesLegend editAccording to the legend these snake boats were designed by Lord Krishna and were made to look like Sheshanaga the serpent on which Lord Vishnu rests on 1 Composition editPalliyodam is made from anjili a kind of jackfruit tree There will be 64 rowers in Palliyodam each representing 64 art forms And the 4 rowers at the end represent the four Vedas There are 9 golden shapes at the ends of the Palliyodam which represent the 9 planets Navagraha The Palliyodam is kept inside special sheds called Palliyoda Pura into which outsiders are not allowed to enter 1 Rules editOnly males are allowed to enter the Palliyodam and they are allowed only after they followed a prescribed diet and ritual and also they can t enter inside wearing any other clothing except the Mundu and a thorthu a white towel 2 1 See also editAranmula kottaramReferences edit a b c d Explained What is a Palliyodam and why a Kerala actor was arrested for photoshoot on it thenewsminute Retrieved 13 September 2021 Social media star attracts huge outcry over photoshoot in palliyodam Mathrubhumi Retrieved 13 September 2021 nbsp This article related to Kerala is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Palliyodam amp oldid 1056265522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
