Thiruvananthapuram Airport on 23rd October: The idol of Lord Vishnu is taken out from the Sri Padmanabha Swamy temple and taken out from the airport runway for a holy bath in the sea twice a year.
No Flights From Thiruvananthapuram Airport on 23rd October: In view of the age-old tradition of taking the holy bath of Lord Vishnu in the sea from the famous Padmanabha temple of Kerala, flights at Thiruvananthapuram Airport will be canceled for 5 hours on 23rd October. Flights are to be temporarily suspended from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. This information has been given to all the airlines.
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Limited (TIAL) said in a statement that flight services will be suspended from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm on October 23 to facilitate the Alpasi Aratthu procession to the Sri Padmanathaswamy Temple, news agency PTI reported. Will remain. Its updated information is available with the airlines.
Lord Vishnu is taken to the sea for a holy bath
According to the age-old tradition at the famous Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Lord Vishnu is taken to the sea for a holy bath from the Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple. The procession going to bathe Lord Vishnu passes through the runway of ‘Arattu’ airport. This has been the traditional route for the procession.
Lord Vishnu is taken for a holy bath twice a year to Shankumugham beach, which is just behind Thiruvananthapuram Airport. The first holy bath is taken between March and April to celebrate the Panguni festival and again in October and November to celebrate Alpasi.
The procession passes through the airport runway
The airport changes its flight schedule twice every year to accommodate the age-old tradition of the famous Padmanabha Swamy temple, so that the temple procession can pass through the traditional route of the runway.
This is the traditional route even after the airport was built in 1932. This practice of closing the airport for this tradition has been going on for decades. Despite Adani Group taking over the management of this airport last year, it has not stopped.
