Uriyadi at Evoor Sreekrishna Swami Kshethram, Alappuzha district

Uriyadi at Evoor Sreekrishna Swami Kshethram- Uriyadi is performed here as part of the Sreekrishna Jayanthi (birth day of Lord Sreekrishna) celebrations. Processions from three neighbouring areas starts in the morning (8.30am) with traditional orchestras, colourful floats etc and is lead by a performer who enacts the role of Lord Sreekrishna in his childhood. The sportive ritual Uriyadi, break the pots in the pot hanger, is performed on the way in numerous places. The processions conclude at the temple by evening (6pm) after breaking all the pots on the way, mounted by devotees. Usually it will be around 5000 pots to break by the three performers together. Pots with different sizes (2ft to 7ft height) and decorated using different fruits/sweets are seen here.

Location/access: Evoor is exactly the midway between Harippad and Kayamkulam (8km each). From Evoor Jn, the temple is hardly 200m away. (Alappuzha district, Kerala)