Attukal Pongala is a famous annual festival celebrated in Kerala. It is considered one of the largest gatherings of women for a religious purpose in the world. During the festival, women prepare a special offering called "pongala," which is a sweet dish made of rice, jaggery (a type of sugar), coconut, and other ingredients. They cook this dish in earthen pots on makeshift stoves made of bricks and coconut shells, along the streets and lanes surrounding the Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. The festival is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Bhagavathy, and it attracts millions of devotees from different parts of India.
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