| Pindikuthi Perunnal | |
|---|---|
 Children lighting lamps on Pindikuthi Perunnal | |
| Also called | Rakkuli Perunnal[1][2] |
| Observed by | Saint Thomas Christians, Kerala, India |
| Type | Christian |
| Significance | Beginning of Epiphany season |
| Observances | Decoration of plantain trunks with torches, oil lamps and flowers, Ritual bathing in night. |
| Date | 6 January |
| Next time | 6 January 2026 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Epiphany |
Pindikuthi Perunnal (Malayalam: പിണ്ടികുത്തി പെരുന്നാൾ) or Rakkuli Perunnal (Malayalam: രാക്കുളി പെരുന്നാൾ)[1][2] is a traditional and important festival of Saint Thomas Christians celebrated on 6 January.[3] Pindikuthi Perunnal is the Saint Thomas Christian counterpart of Denha (Baptism of Jesus) in Eastern church and Epiphany in Western Church.[4] The liturgical season Denha Kaalam (Epiphany season) begins with the Sunday nearest to Pindikuthi Perunnal.[note 1]
- ^ a b Choondal, Chummar (1988). Christian Folklore. Kerala Folklore Academy. p. 230. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ a b Moolan, John (1985). The Period of Annunciation-nativity in the East Syrian Calendar: Its Background and Place in the Liturgical Year. Paurastya Vidyapitham. p. 22.
- ^ "LITURGICAL CALENDAR – Liturgical Seasons". Syro Malabar Catholic Diocese of Shamshabad. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Eluvathingal, Dr. Francis. FAMILY TRADITIONS AND IDENTITY OF ST. THOMAS CATHOLICS – Paper Prepared for the Eparchial Assembly, Kalyan (PDF). Diocese of Kalyan. p. 10. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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