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Kozhikode

Kozhikode District is a district of Kerala. The town of Kozhikode, formerly known as Calicut, is the district headquarters. This is the third-most advanced district in Kerala.The district is bounded by the districts of Kannur to the north, Wayanad to the east, and Malappuram to the south, and by the Arabian Sea in the west.

Attractions

The headquarters of the district is the town of Kozhikode which is a major tourist attraction and an active port. The highlight of this district is its wildlife and lush vegetation.

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Kerala Insights

The Pongala Mahotsavam is the most important festival of Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. The offering of Pongala is a special temple practice existing in the south Kerala and Tamilnadu. In Attukal temple, the Pongala Mahotsavam is a ten-day programme which starts on the Karthika star of the Malayalam month of Makaram-Kumbham (February-March) and closing with the sacrificial offering known as Kuruthitharpanam at night. The number of women offering Pongala is increasing each year, and is expected to be the largest event in world where the maximum number of women gather together on a single day. The temple's name was published in Guinness book of Records, for being the world's largest religious union of women.

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