Uriyadi at Nambikkal Sreekrishnaswamy Kshethram, Thiruvananthapuram

14 Sept 2025: Uriyadi at Nambikkal Sreekrishnaswamy Kshethram- The sportive ritual Uriyadi is performed here in the evening (5pm to one hour approx.) as part of the Sreekrishna Jayanthi (Birth day anniversary of Lord Sreekrishna) celebrations. In Uriyadi, the performer enacts the childhood of Sreekrishna and to break the pots in the pot hanger using a stick to collect the milk/butter from the pots. In this sportive performance the devotees disrupts the action of the performer by various means, but finally the performer breaks the pot.  

Location/access:The temple is at Nambikkal, 1km from Sreekaryam Jn., in Thiruvananthapuram district. Sreekaryam is about 10km from Thiruvananthapuram Railway station/bus station.