Guruvayur devotees bring cheer to kadali farmers
The Hindu
They have been supplying the banana variety, a main offering at the temple, for the past 12 years
Devotees thronging the Guruvayur Sreekrishna temple once again after the lockdown have brought cheer for kadali banana farmers at Kodakara in Thrissur.
The Kudumbashree Mission and farmers under the Mattathur Labour Cooperative Society have been supplying kadali bananas, one of the main offerings at the temple, for the past 12 years.
Kadaleevanam, a project to ensure sustainable income for the farmers, was started in 2009 on the initiative of former Minister C. Ravindranath. According to the contract between the Kudumbashree Mission, Guruvayur Devaswom, and the cooperative society, 4,000 kadali bananas will be distributed to the Guruvayur temple a day.

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