पून्तानं-जन्मदिनम्

Timing Kumbha (कुम्भ) rāśi, sidereal, Aśvinī nakṣatra

Poonthanam Nambudiri, a great devotee of Guruvayurappan, enriched Malayalam devotional literature with his renowned poetic composition ‘Jnanapana’, a philosophical work of all times. On this day, recital of Poonthanam’s works and debate takes place. A one week literary festival is conducted at Poonthanam illam.