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The Kadavallur Anyonyam, a famous cultural festival (roughly 4000 years old) is conducted every year during the first fortnight of the Malayalam month Vrischikam (mid-November) at the Sree Ramaswamy Temple at Kadavallur, Thrissur District. Kadavallur Anyonyam used to be held regularly till 1947. It was revived in 1989 and is being held regularly since then.
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The Kadavallur Anyonyam is held for eight days every year during the first fortnight of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam (mid-November). The festival will be held from 9 am to 5 pm.
Kadavallur once had a Sanskrit and Vedic center as children from prominent vedic schools from the Panniyur faction (Thrissur Brahmaswam madom) and Thirunavaya representing Sukapuram used to compete by chanting 10,472 rig vedic mantras in 7 stages as part of anyonyam, indeed a tough job.
This old tradition for reasons of impact of modernity politis and western education was on the decline for some time and was revived only in the 1980s after a long gap (since 1949). This tradition of Sanskrit recitation on the temple premises is one of a kind in southern part of India and is survived in Kerala (thanks to the people and the government)
Unlike other southern states, in particular, the adjacent state of Tamil Nadu, for political reasons the successive govt. headed by the DMK led ministry never gave encouragement to deep rooted culture and tradition. Sanskrit learning in the state, using various pretexts is at the lowest ebb due to chauvinistic approach. Part of the reason is the presence of numerous atheist elements in power, suppressing the age old tradition. They also don't take any steps either to develop the Classical Tamil, an ancient language (since Sangam period). In the last several or so the people of Tamil nadu are keen to preserve the age old traditions despites odds.
The UNESCO that took measures to preserve Buddhist oral chanting should encourage chanting in Sanskrit, one of the Classical languages in the world including Tamil widely spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu. Likewise, devotional chanting of Tamil hymns like Divya Prabhandam, Thirumurai, Thevaram, etc needs recognition by the international body. In Kerala, one school being already closed, the other one at Thrissur is barely surviving. .
The temples in Kerala act as a confluence of a blend of architecture, arts, dance and music, and languages, besides intellectual pursuit that are rooted in culture and ethos.
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https://www.keralatourism.org/1000festivals//assets/uploads/pdf/1507746473-0.pdf
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