19/09/2026
🌿 Paanaayadi – A Traditional Ritual of Kanichukulangara
A tradition where faith, prayer and ancient customs come together. 🙏🌿
At Kanichukulangara Devi Temple, Paanaayadi is a traditional ritual in which the temple priest visits a devotee’s home.
As part of the ritual, the priest performs prayers and uses sacred leaves to ritually cleanse the house, the surroundings and the person. A coconut is then broken as part of the ceremony, traditionally symbolising the removal of negative influences and obstacles and the restoration of peace and harmony.
For generations, such rituals have been an important part of Kerala's living traditions—connecting the temple, the home, nature and the community.
🙏 Faith is not only something we experience inside a temple. Sometimes, it travels with us back home.
Paanaayadi – a tradition of faith, protection and renewal.
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