Parumala Perunnal 2012 - Flag Hoisting Ceremony Over

The much awaited flag hoisting ceremony (kodiyettu) for Parumala Perunnal 2012 was done by HH Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (The Catholicos of the Easet and Malankara Metropolitan) in the Parumala Church compound. A huge number of believers gathered for the function and the ceremony was carried out in the most traditional way. Metropolitan of Niranam Diocese H G Yoohanon Mar Chrisostamos, Rambans and several priests were present at the ceremony to make it more sacred.

Believers and pilgrims have started pouring into Parumala church to take blessings from St. Gregorios of Parumala and this flow of pilgrims is expected to increase sharply in the coming days.

Here are some photos Parumala Perunnal 2012 Flag Hositing Ceremony that I got from a Facebook Profile Page of Malankara Voice which I will like to share with you.

Parumala Perunnal 2012 - Starts from Today

The much awaited Parumala Perunnal 2012 will start today at Parumala St. Peter's and St. Pauls's Orthodox Syrian Church. The Church is commonly known as Parumala Church and is the resting place of the late St. Geevarghese Mar Gregorios who is the first official Saint from Kerala. From today onwards Parumala Church and its premises will witness huge flow of believers from across the world.

The Parumala Feast or Perunnal will be kick started by the official Flag hoisting at the Parumala Church compound by HH Baselios Marthoma Paulose II (The Catholicos of the Easet and Malankara Metropolitan) at 2 PM. Following this there will be prayers, speeches and other spiritual gathering every day for one week. The main part of the Perunnal will be on November 1 and 2 where people from different parts of India will reach the Church by foot. Majority of the Parishes inside Kerala will walk to this Christian pilgrimage center in Kerala and some Parishes takes 3-4 days to reach Parumala Church by foot.

The pilgrims start reaching Parumala Church by 1st and 2nd of November and by around 5.30 PM of November 2nd the Perunnal Flag will be taken down marking the end of Parumala Perunnal 2012. The Parumala Perunnal is considered to be one of the biggest Christian feast celebrations in Kerala and will take place under the presence of various Metropolitans and Priests from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church.