Ochira Kettukazcha is among the major festivals of Parabrahmam Temple at
Ochira in
Kollam District. The festival falls in mid-June and lasts for two days. The highlight is a colorful procession of huge, towering motifs of bulls in pairs, which are pulled on wooden carts by the devotees. Large model of
Nandi, the vehicle of
Lord Shiva, is also taken out in the procession.
On the festival days cattle and agricultural trade fairs are organized. Ochirakali is a part of this annual festival. Parabrahmam Temple is about 34 km north of Kollam.
