Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
| Feast of Saint Raphael | |
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 Pandal in Ollur Junction made for the annual feast of Saint Raphael | |
| Genre | Church festivals |
| Dates | 23, 24 October |
| Location(s) | Ollur, Thrissur, Kerala |
| Founded | 1718 |
| Attendance | 1,00,000 above |
| Patron(s) | Saint Antony |
| Website | http://ollurshrine.org/ |
The Feast of Saint Raphael or Malakhayude Perunnal is an annual festival held in Ollur, near Thrissur, Kerala (India), since 1839. It draws thousands of pilgrims.[1] The Ollur forane church, founded in 1718 and dedicated to St Anthony, also houses a famous Shrine of Raphael the Archangel.[2] This is one of the oldest churches built in 18th-century Kerala. The festival, held on 23 and 24 October of each year, is one of the most important Christian festivals in Kerala. The festival starts with the hoisting of the ceremonial flag on 15 October to mark the beginning of the celebrations in the church compound.[3] It is one of half a dozen Christian festivals listed by Kerala Tourism as among the attractions of the state.[4]
References
- ^ A. Sreedhara Menon, Social and Cultural History of Kerala (1979), p. 232.
- ^ José Pereira, Baroque India: The Neo-Roman Religious Architecture of South Asia (2000), pp. 139-140.
- ^ "Ollur Church Fete Begins on 23 October" The Hindu, 10 October 2004.
- ^ Kerala Tourism Archived 7 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 29 Oct. 2009
External links
Media related to Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur at Wikimedia Commons- Parish website
- Parish website
- Archangel Raphael and Ollur Church
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