___________ witnesses one of world’s largest women gatherings for Attukal Pongala.

The Correct Answer is Kerala.

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• Kerala witnesses one of world’s largest women gatherings for Attukal Pongala.

Key Points

• The Attukal Pongala ritual is held in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and is one of the largest gatherings of women in the world.
• The ritual made it to the Guinness Book of World Records in 2009 for being the largest religious gathering of women on a single day, with over 2.5 million participants.
• The ritual is performed to appease Attukal Bhagavathy for the peace and prosperity of the participants' families.
• Women prepare a mixture of rice, jaggery, and scrapped coconut in pots on makeshift brick stoves as part of the ritual.
• Attukal Temple is known as the “women’s Sabarimala” due to the large female participation.
• The ritual represents unity, faith, and collective devotion, with nearby churches, temples, and mosques facilitating the event.