Aarattupuzha temple alias Ayyappa temple, located around 14 km from Thrissur,
is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa also known as Dharma Sastha. The ancient
temple about thousand years old is famous for its annual festival Arattupuzha
Pooram Festival held in March - April. Nearly forty one neighboring temples
participate in this colourful festival. The uniqueness of the festival
is the ceremonial procession of deities from these neighboring temple
on caparisoned elephants. Arattupuzha temple is open from 05:00 to
09:30 am and 05:00 - 07:00 pm.
