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Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur
The Feast of Saint Raphael or Malakhayude Perunnal is an annual festival held in Ollur, near Thrissur, Kerala (India), since 1839. It draws thousands of pilgrims.〔A. Sreedhara Menon, ''Social and Cultural History of Kerala'' (1979), p. 232.〕 The Ollur forane church, founded in 1718 and dedicated to St Anthony, also houses a famous Shrine of Raphael the Archangel.〔José Pereira, ''Baroque India: The Neo-Roman Religious Architecture of South Asia'' (2000), pp. 139-140.〕 This is one of the oldest churches built in 18th-century Kerala. The festival, held on October 23 and 24 of each year, is one of the most important Christian festivals in Kerala. The festival starts with the hoisting of the ceremonial flag on October 15 to mark the beginning of the celebrations in the church compound.〔"(Ollur Church Fete Begins on October 23 )" ''The Hindu'', Oct. 10, 2004.〕 It is one of half a dozen Christian festivals listed by Kerala Tourism as among the attractions of the state.〔(Kerala Tourism ), accessed 29 Oct. 2009〕
The main attraction of the festival is the Vala (Bangle) procession which is coming from the six zones of Ollur parish on October 23. These Valas will conclude at the foot of the rock-cross of the church. The processions are very attractive by glittering chariot, ''muthukkudas'' (multi coloured silk umbrellas), many types of ''vadyams'' and ''melams'' and followed by firework displays in the church grounds.
The main part of the festival is the main procession carrying the statues of the four angels, Saint Raphael, Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel, and the Guardian Angel, in the ''Roopakkoodu'' (an intricately decorated support or surround). Formerly accompanied by ''thullal'' (popularly known as "devil dancing"), this aspect of the festival has in more recent years been suppressed by ecclesiastical order.〔(Festival webpage )〕
==History==
The St. Anthony's Forane Church, Ollur, was built by the resident christian families of Ollur under the leadership of Chiramel Chakoru Palu, a resident of Ollur, who got the permission from the Raja of Cochin. The foundation stone of the church was laid by Rev. Marottical Poulose.〔http://chiramels.com/aboutus.html〕 The church was built in typical Kerala Vaastushilpa architectural style in the period 1883-1893. The Ollur Forane church is one of the best models of Christian architecture in India. The Ollur church is one of the wealthiest in the whole of Kerala.For some pictures of the Ollur Forane church see 〔http://www.indianchristianity.com〕〔http://nazraney.com/journal12.htm〕
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