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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Natural tunnel in a rocky cliff in Thiruvilwamala in Kerala state}}<br />
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'''Punarjani Guha''' is a 150-metre natural tunnel in a rocky cliff situated in [[Thiruvilwamala]] in [[Thrissur District]] of [[Kerala]] state.<ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141203/nation-current-affairs/article/hundreds-crawl-shake-sins<br />
|title=Hundreds crawl to shake off sins<br />
|publisher=Deccan Chronicle<br />
|access-date=2014-12-03}}</ref><br />
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==Ritual==<br />
The ritual can be practised only on [[Ekadasi]] and that also on the eleventh day of every lunar fortnight. The day is called ''[[Guruvayur Ekadasi]]'' or ''Vrischika Ekadasi'' day, in the [[Malayalam]] month of [[Vrishchikam]]. First the devotee has to take bath in the ''Papanasini Theertham'', a water source near the cliff. It is believed that performing ''noozhal'' or crawling through the tunnel from one end to the other will wash away all the sins and thus allow one to attain [[Moksha]], or freedom from rebirth.<ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.showcaves.com/english/in/caves/Punarjani.html<br />
|title=History<br />
|publisher=Showcaves<br />
|access-date=2014-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://www.hindupedia.com/en/Thiruvilwamala_Ramabhadra_Swamy_temple<br />
|title=Thiruvilwamala Ramabhadra Swamy temple<br />
|publisher=Hindupedia<br />
|access-date=2014-12-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web <br />
|url=http://samvada.org/2014/news/rss-at-punarjani-fest/<br />
|title=RSS Swayamsevaks helps devotees during 'Punarjani Guha crawling festival' in Thiruvilwamala Kerala<br />
|publisher=Samvada<br />
|access-date=2014-12-03}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Tourist attractions in Thrissur}}<br />
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[[Category:Landforms of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Tunnels in India]]<br />
[[Category:Natural arches]]<br />
[[Category:Rock formations of India]]<br />
[[Category:Prehistoric India]]<br />
[[Category:History of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:History of Thrissur district]]<br />
[[Category:Caves of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thrissur district]]</div>->Qwerfjkl