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'''Palluruthy Pulavanibha Mela''', shortly called as '''Pulavanibham''', is a historical trade festival held every year since the late 1700s at [[Palluruthy]] in [[Ernakulam district]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Special |first=Weekly Edition |date=13 January 2012 |title=History of Pulavanibham |pages=2, 3 |work=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> The festival is a commemoration of Palluruthy Azhakiyakav Devi's entry into the temple as per the special proclamation of the [[Kingdom of Cochin|King of Kochi]] in the 1700s, when the lower [[Caste system in India|caste]] community was [[Caste system in Kerala|denied entry]] to the temple. Through this proclamation, the north side of the temple was opened to the [[Pulayar|Pulaya]] people on the last Thursday of the month of [[Malayalam calendar|Malayalam month]] [[Dhanu (month)|Dhanu]] in every year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-01-08 |title=To MARKET, to market! |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/to-market-to-market/article5553744.ece |access-date=2023-01-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> At that time, lower caste people from [[Kingdom of Cochin|Kochi]], [[Malabar District|Malabar]] and [[Travancore]] used to travel for several days to reach here. They used to sell the products they made in the temple premises to pay for their travel expenses. But upper caste people called it as ''Pulavanibham'' (business by Pulayas). This objection was later accepted by the Pulayas and it is still celebrated every year on the last Thursday of the month of Dhanu.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Priyadershini |date=2020-03-26 |title=How a small pox epidemic launched Kochi's Pulavanibham market |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/centuries-old-pulavanibham-in-kochi-began-because-of-a-small-pox-epidemic/article31170552.ece |access-date=2023-01-22 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Origin==<br />
Legend is that a few kilometers away from the temple was the village of Pulayas. The village faced a [[Smallpox|smallpox epidemic]] and the dying villagers were directed to appease the angry goddess of Azhakiyakavu. But they could not enter the temple due to the prohibition of entry into the temple for lower caste people. The Pulayas made a plea to the then Cochin Maharaja who granted them permission to enter from the North side of the Azhakiyakav temple on the last Thursday of Malayalam month [[Dhanu (month)|Dhanu]].<br />
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For centuries, Pulavanibham is held in front of the temple on the last Thursday of the month of Dhanu. People come several parts in Kerala come at Palluruthy to do business and buy products from the fair.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Market of yore still bustling with life |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/jan/12/market-of-yore-still-bustling-with-life-442388.html |access-date=2023-01-22 |website=The New Indian Express|date=12 January 2013 }}</ref><br />
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