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Arthungal Perunal
 Celebrated In
: Alappuzha, Kerala
Held in
: January
Duration
: 10 days
Venue
: St. Andrews Forane Chuch
The annual fair of the St. Andrews Forane Chuch at Arthunkal near
Alappuzha is held in the month of January. This ten-day festival held in the name of St. Sebastian is attended by thousands of devotees from all parts of the State.
They express their thankfulness by crawling on their knees from the nearby beach to the church. On the last day, a grand religious procession is taken out from the church to the nearby beach.
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