Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela or Angadi Vela is a festival conducted in a small village called Tathamangalam in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. Kuthira meand "Horse" and Vela means "Festival" in Malayalam language. During this festival a grant Horse race'' is conducted by the local people. The riders are from neighbouring state Tamil Nadu.

One can see so many volunteers painted in black with charcoal, these men are guards who controls the people standing on the road side to see the race, this is also called Kari Vela.

External links

• Kuthira Vela 2007 Photographs - 28th April 2007
• TattaMangalam Kuthira Vela Photographs - close to 200 photographs are available
• More related Photos - Kerala festivals
• Photoblog
• TattaMangalam.com

See also

• Nemmara Vela