Ramadan and Bakrid are the main festivals. There are frequent bus services from Kochi and Thrissur towns to Kodungalloor. The celebrations bear a ritualistic sobriety. The traditional ritual art of Kalamezhuthu , various other folk art forms and dances performed by the local tribals, to the accompaniment of native percussion instruments, are a major attraction. Celebrated by the Shia and Sunni Muslims alike in Kerala.
People dressed in their best clothes gather at the nearest mosque for public prayer.
In the houses ceremonial prayers and sumptuous feasts form part of the festivities. This is a spell binding spectacle with sixty caparisoned elephants bearing silken parasols and tufts presenting an exotic pageant. I've been charmed and fascinated. In 1989, the couple together founded AARTi - the Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation, an institution dedicated to performing arts, especially dance. AARTi aims to weave into contemporary dance the traditional Indian aesthetic principles and the various dance forms of the country.