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Thirunakkara Mahadeva Temple

Thirunakkara is the name of an area of Kottayam town in Kerala, India. The place is a hill known as "Nakkara Kunnu" in the regional language Malayalam.There is a Hindu temple located on the hill and the hill is considered to be a Sacred hill by Hindus hence the name "Thiru"Nakkara" meaning "Sacred Nakkara Hill".

Thirunakkara Mahadeva temple dedicated to Lord Siva is located at Thirunakkara. The annual ten-day festival at the temple draws to a close with the Aaraattu ceremony. Usually nine caparisoned elephants take part in the Aaraattu procession, which begins in the afternoon. Wikipedia