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			{{Short description\|Celebration in Kerala, India}}
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			[[File:Valla Sadhya - വള്ളസദ്യ - Wiki Loves Onam 2024.webm\|thumb\|right\|Valla Sadhya Video]]
	[[File:Sadhya Items.jpg\|thumb\|[[Sadya]] items ready to be served, clockwise from top: [[paayasam]], bittergourd [[thoran]], [[aviyal]], [[kaalan]], lime pickle, [[sambar (dish)\|sambar]]; buttermilk with boiled rice in the center]]		[[File:Sadhya Items.jpg\|thumb\|[[Sadya]] items ready to be served, clockwise from top: [[paayasam]], bittergourd [[thoran]], [[aviyal]], [[kaalan]], lime pickle, [[sambar (dish)\|sambar]]; buttermilk with boiled rice in the center]]

	'''Valla Sadya''' is a celebration in the Hindu temple at [[Aranmula]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. During the festival the village conducts a [[Vallam Kali\|snake boat race]] in the [[Pampa River]], and there is a feast at the temple. The Valla Sadhya is conducted on Ashtamirohoni day. During Valla Sadhya, [[~~Lord~~ Krishna]], the main deity worshipped in the temple, will come to take the offerings from people. The legend is that in a Valla Sadya all dishes asked for must be given to the people in order to please the lord.		'''Valla Sadya''' is a celebration in the Hindu temple at [[Aranmula]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. During the festival, the village conducts a [[Vallam Kali\|snake boat race]] in the [[Pampa River]], and there is a feast at the temple. The Valla Sadhya is conducted on Ashtamirohoni day. During Valla Sadhya, [[Krishna]], the main deity worshipped in the temple, will come to take the offerings from people. The legend is that in a Valla Sadya all dishes asked for must be given to the people in order to please the lord.

	==Common offerings==		==Common offerings==
	The {{~~transl~~\|hi\|~~sadhyas~~}} ~~are essentially daily feasts~~ of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of ~~Lord~~ Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Griffiths\|first=Chris\|title=An Indian meal with more than 60 dishes\|language=en\|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20200901-an-indian-meal-with-more-than-60-dishes\|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>		The {{Transliteration\|hi\|sadya}} is a feast of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Griffiths\|first=Chris\|title=An Indian meal with more than 60 dishes\|language=en\|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20200901-an-indian-meal-with-more-than-60-dishes\|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>

	Some of the dishes and foods include:		Some of the dishes and foods include:
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	==Valla Sadhya==		==Valla Sadhya==

	Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to ~~the lord~~ Parthasarathy(another name for ~~Lord~~ Krishna). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of ~~Lord~~ Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of ~~Lord~~ Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya.{{~~fact~~\|date=September 2021}}		Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to Parthasarathy(another name for [[Krishna]]). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya.{{citation needed\|date=September 2021}}

	On the day of ~~Krishna’s~~ birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of ~~Lord~~ Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast.{{~~fact~~\|date=September 2021}}		On the day of Krishna's birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast.{{citation needed\|date=September 2021}}

			[[[[File:Aranmula valla sadhya -- Melukara Palliyodam -- Snake Boat.jpg\|thumb\|Gliding through the Pampa River, the Palliodam from Melukkara heads towards the Aranmula Parthasarathy temple to receive the offerings of devotees, and attend the Vallasdhya.-- front view]]\|thumb]]

	== Events ==		== Events ==
	During the Kerala floods in 2018, the temple remained open for the celebration and 92 offerings were performed.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Uncertainty looms over ~~‘Valla Sadhya’~~ at Aranmula temple due to COVID crisis\|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/uncertainty-looms-over-valla-sadhya-at-aranmula-temple-due-to-covid-crisis-1.4925295\|access-date=2021-08-04\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref>		During the Kerala floods in 2018, the temple remained open for the celebration and 92 offerings were performed.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Uncertainty looms over 'Valla Sadhya' at Aranmula temple due to COVID crisis\|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/uncertainty-looms-over-valla-sadhya-at-aranmula-temple-due-to-covid-crisis-1.4925295\|access-date=2021-08-04\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Snake boat]]		* [[Snake boat]]
	* [[Aranmula Boat Race]]		* [[Aranmula Boat Race]]
			* [[Trivandrum Sadhya]]

	== References ==		== References ==
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	* http://www.aranmula.net		* http://www.aranmula.net
	* http://www.aranmulavallamkali.com		* http://www.aranmulavallamkali.com {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718011708/http://aranmulavallamkali.com/ \|date=18 July 2019 }}
	* https://www.templespedia.com/aranmula-vallasadya-dishes/		* https://www.templespedia.com/aranmula-vallasadya-dishes/ {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020191850/https://www.templespedia.com/aranmula-vallasadya-dishes/ \|date=20 October 2017 }}

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			[[File:Sadhya Items.jpg\|thumb\|[[Sadya]] items ready to be served, clockwise from top: [[paayasam]], bittergourd [[thoran]], [[aviyal]], [[kaalan]], lime pickle, [[sambar (dish)\|sambar]]; buttermilk with boiled rice in the center]]
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	'''Valla Sadya''' is a celebration in the Hindu temple at [[Aranmula]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. During the festival the village conducts a [[Vallam Kali\|snake boat race]] in the [[Pampa River]], and there is a feast at the temple. The Valla Sadhya is conducted on Ashtamirohoni day. During Valla Sadhya, [[Lord Krishna]], the main deity worshipped in the temple, will come to take the offerings from people. The legend is that in a Valla Sadya all dishes asked for must be given to the people in order to please the lord.		'''Valla Sadya''' is a celebration in the Hindu temple at [[Aranmula]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. During the festival the village conducts a [[Vallam Kali\|snake boat race]] in the [[Pampa River]], and there is a feast at the temple. The Valla Sadhya is conducted on Ashtamirohoni day. During Valla Sadhya, [[Lord Krishna]], the main deity worshipped in the temple, will come to take the offerings from people. The legend is that in a Valla Sadya all dishes asked for must be given to the people in order to please the lord.

	==Common offerings==		==Common offerings==
	The ''sadhyas'' are essentially daily feasts of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of Lord Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Griffiths\|first=Chris\|title=An Indian meal with more than 60 dishes\|language=en\|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20200901-an-indian-meal-with-more-than-60-dishes\|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>		The {{transl\|hi\|sadhyas}} are essentially daily feasts of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of Lord Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Griffiths\|first=Chris\|title=An Indian meal with more than 60 dishes\|language=en\|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20200901-an-indian-meal-with-more-than-60-dishes\|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>

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	==Valla Sadhya==		==Valla Sadhya==

	Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to the lord Parthasarathy(another name for Lord Krishna). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of Lord Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of Lord Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya.		Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to the lord Parthasarathy(another name for Lord Krishna). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of Lord Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of Lord Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya.{{fact\|date=September 2021}}

	On the day of Krishna’s birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of Lord Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast.		On the day of Krishna’s birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of Lord Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast.{{fact\|date=September 2021}}

	== Events ==		== Events ==

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<br> [[File:Sadhya Items.jpg|thumb|[[Sadya]] items ready to be served, clockwise from top: [[paayasam]], bittergourd [[thoran]], [[aviyal]], [[kaalan]], lime pickle, [[sambar (dish)|sambar]]; buttermilk with boiled rice in the center]]

'''Valla Sadya''' is a celebration in the Hindu temple at [[Aranmula]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]. During the festival the village conducts a [[Vallam Kali|snake boat race]] in the [[Pampa River]], and there is a feast at the temple. The Valla Sadhya is conducted on Ashtamirohoni day. During Valla Sadhya, [[Lord Krishna]], the main deity worshipped in the temple, will come to take the offerings from people. The legend is that in a Valla Sadya all dishes asked for must be given to the people in order to please the lord.

==Common offerings==
The ''sadhyas'' are essentially daily feasts of vegetarian food of the ayurvedic tradition. Each meal consists of 10 to 20 dishes served on banana or plantain leaves, and up to 64 dishes on Ashtami Rohini Day, the birthday of Lord Krishna.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Griffiths|first=Chris|title=An Indian meal with more than 60 dishes|language=en|url=https://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20200901-an-indian-meal-with-more-than-60-dishes|access-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>

Some of the dishes and foods include:
* [[Parippu]] - A thick [[lentil]] dish eaten with rice, [[papadum]] and [[ghee]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Paitandy|first=Priyadarshini|date=2020-08-26|title=Want a traditional Onam sadhya? Here's what you can order this year|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/food/want-your-traditional-onam-sadhya-heres-what-you-can-order-this-year/article32447159.ece|access-date=2021-08-04|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*Pulisserry - Curry prepared with thick and sour buttermilk<ref name=":0" />
*Banana chips<ref name=":0" />
*''Shakara varatti'' and ''poovan palam<ref name=":0" />''
*Aravana payasam. (Pudding made from rice, jaggery and ghee)<ref name=":0" />
*Kaalipazham payasam (Pudding made of banana)<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=In search of Sadhya|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/aug/27/in-search-of-sadhya-2188675.html|access-date=2021-08-04|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*Unniappam<ref name=":1" />
* [[Sambar (dish)|Sambar]]
* [[Rasam (dish)|Rasam]]
* [[Aviyal]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Kaalan]]
* [[Olan (dish)|Olan]]
* [[Koottukari]]
* [[Kichadi]]
* [[Pachadi]]<ref name=":1" />
* [[Injipuli]]
* [[Thoran]]
* [[Indian pickle|Achar]]: Spicy pickled raw mango, [[Preserved lemon|lemon]], or lime

==Valla Sadhya==

Valla sadya is conducted by the devotees as a "Vazhipadu" to the lord Parthasarathy(another name for Lord Krishna). The Valla sadya is dedicated to any of the boats. On the Valla sadya day, the oarsmen will come to the Temple in the boat through the river. The oarsmen offer Nirapara to the presiding deity at the Nadappanthal in front of the gold plated temple mast and go around the temple chanting Krishna bhajans (Vanchi pattu). The entire atmosphere is charged with the rhythmic Vanchi pattu, songs in praise of Lord Parthasarathy. The `vallasadya' begins immediately after the uccha pooja (noon worship) at the temple. They circumambulate the temple, chanting the `vanchi pattu', verses in praise of Lord Krishna, before partaking of the Valla sadya.

On the day of Krishna’s birthday – Ashtami Rohini day, the Valla sadya is conducted for all the devotees of Lord Parthasarathy. Around 1 lakh people attend this event every year. Most of the palliodams attend this feast.

== Events ==
During the Kerala floods in 2018, the temple remained open for the celebration and 92 offerings were performed.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uncertainty looms over ‘Valla Sadhya’ at Aranmula temple due to COVID crisis|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/offbeat/uncertainty-looms-over-valla-sadhya-at-aranmula-temple-due-to-covid-crisis-1.4925295|access-date=2021-08-04|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Aranmula]]
* [[Palliyodam]]
* [[Snake boat]]
* [[Aranmula Boat Race]]

== References ==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Sadya}}
* http://www.aranmula.net
* http://www.aranmulavallamkali.com
* https://www.templespedia.com/aranmula-vallasadya-dishes/

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[[Category:Festivals in Pathanamthitta district]]
[[Category:Aranmula]]