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Festivals
of Kerala
This
page describe about
Kerala festivals like
Onam, thrissur puram,
attukal pongala, Navarathri,
oat Race, Aluva Sivarathri,
vallom kali, Vishu,
Navaratri, Thiruvatira
and makaravilakku
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Onam
is an annual harvest
festival, celebrated
mainly in the Indian
state of Kerala. It
is the foremost festival
among the cultural
repertoire of Malayalees,
and falls during the
month of Chingam (August-September
as per the Gregorian
calendar), the first
month of the Malayalam
calendar and lasts
for ten days. Though
it is essentially
a harvest festival
of Malayalees, mythologically
it is linked to Malayalee-Hindu
folktales. Like many
other religious festivals
in India, people celebrate
Onam across all castes
and faiths...........>>more
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Thrissur
Pooram
Thrissur
Pooram is the festival
of festivals. It is
conducted at the great
Vadakkunnatha temple
of Trissur. In the
evening of Pooram
day, two lines of
13 elephants face
each other, on the
ground south to the
temple. Between the
two lines of elephants
stand percussion and
wind orchestras. As
each orchestra reaches
a crescendo, a new
display of brilliant
ceremonial umbrellas
blossoms over the
elephants and the
supporting crowd applauds.
This continues till
sunset when the elephants
depart and late at
night, the darkness
explodes with a magnificent
fireworks display.
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Attukal
Pongala
Attukal
Pongala this is the
one and the only temple
festival in the world
where lakhs of women
assembled together
to make offerings
by cooking a pudding
for the goddess in
the Attukal temple.
It is taken home after
the chief priest of
the temple will come
and sprinkle the holy
water and will shower
the flowers. This
festival will come
to an end in the evening
with a procession
from the temple
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Navarathri
Navarathri
this festival is in
praise of mother Saraswati,
the goddess of knowledge
and music. A musical
concert of reputed
classical singers
is held every evening
for nine days at the
Navarathri Mandapam
of the Sree Padmanabha
Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Nehru
Trophy Boat Race
Nehru
Trophy Boat Race,
the annual water carnival
at Punnamada Lake
in Alappuzha is considered
as the biggest snake
boat race in the world.
The colourful boat
pageantry, which precedes
the boat race, is
a marvelous treat
to the onlookers.
The snake boats with
100 to 120 oarsmen
plough the waters
to the tune of the
legendary songs. Nehru
Trophy Boat Race is
the most famous of
the boat races of
Kerala. The event
is a commemoration
of the visit to this
place by the late
Prime Minister of
India, Jawaharlal
Nehru, in 1952.
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Aluva
Sivarathri
Sivarathri
celebrated in Aluva,
a place in Ernakulam
district of Kerala,
south India is called
the Aluva Sivarathri
festival. The celebration
of Sivarathri in Aluva
is very famous in
Kerala. The month
of Kumbham is noted
for the Sivarathri
festival, which falls
in February - March.
Aluva Sivarathri is
celebrated at the
Siva temple on the
banks of Periyar River
and this place is
called the Aluva Manal
Puram (land with sand).
Pilgrims offer Bali
(sacrifice) to their
ancestors in the morning
succeeding the holy
night.
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vallom
kali
Vallam
Kali (or Vallamkali)
literally means boat
game (race) in Malayalam.
It is the traditional
boat race in Kerala
It is mainly conducted
during the season
of the harvest festival
Onam in autumn. Vallam
Kali includes races
of many kinds of traditional
boats of Kerala. The
race of Chundan Vallam
(snake boat) is the
major item. Hence
Vallam Kali is also
known in English as
Snake Boat Race and
a major tourist attraction
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Vishu
Vishu
is one of the most
popular festivals
of Kerala. Vishu falls
on the first of Medam
(March-April), which
is the Malayalam New
Year's Day. Since
it is considered propitious
to view good things
on this day for year
round good fortune,
Vishu morning is an
important time. The
heart of this festival
of Kerala is the preparation
of the kani (the lucky
sight or gift). The
custom of preparing
the kani has been
followed for generations.
The women take a large
dish made of bell-metal
(uruli), arrange in
it a grantha (palm-leaf
manuscript), a gold
ornament, a new cloth,
some flowers from
the Konna Tree (Cassia
fistula), some coins
in a silver cup, a
split coconut, a cucumber,
some mangoes and a
jack-fruit. On either
side of the dish are
placed two burning
lamps with a chair
facing it. Family
members are taken
blindfolded and then
their blindfolds are
removed and they view
the Vishu Kani. As
in other Indian festivals,
a great feast at home
is the high point
of celebrating Vishu
in Kerala.
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Navaratri
Navaratri
festival is also one
of the most important
festivals celebrated
by the Hindus in kerala.
navarathri is celebrated
in month of kanni
(sep-oct)and the people
worship the goddess
Saraswati, the goddess
of learning. On the
durgastami day the
puja veppu ceromoney
is performed. In the
homes the books and
granthas are arranged
tastefully in a decorated
room and all sorts
of study and work
are given up.The whole
mahanavami day is
devoted in the worshipping
of goddes Saraswati.
The vijaya dasami
day is observed as
the day for the break
up of puja and the
initiation of children
into the study of
the alphabets and
work and study are
resumed
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Thiruvatira
Thiruvatira
is the women's festival
of Kerala. It is celebrated
in the Malayalam month
of Dhanu. The popular
conception of this
festival is that it
is the commemoration
of the death of Kamadevan;
the cupid of our national
mythology
On the festival day,
they take a morning
bath and in the noon
a grand lunch is served.
The essential ingredients
of it are being ordinary
ripe plantain fruits
and a delicious preparation
of arrowroot powder
purified and mixed
with jaggery or sugar
and also coconut.
The women spend the
whole night singing
and dancing.
Thiruvathirakali also
known, as Kaikottikkali
is a dance in which
a group of women dance
in a circle around
a lighted brass lamp.
They are dancing to
the rhythms of the
songs they sing. They
wear the traditional
dress, consisting
of two pieces, dhoti
and an upper garment
across the breast
and look elegant and
sprightly for the
game. The leader of
the group sings the
first line, which
is repeated by the
group to the simple
rhythm of clapping
hands. There are many
songs, which are exclusively
sung as Tiruvathira
songs, popular Kathakali
songs are also included.
The kinetic phrases
are so simple that
any new comer easily
gets initiated to
the game. This dance
form had been keeping
its basic posture
for centuries. The
bent of the body,
hand movements and
dance gestures are
common to the region.
Thiruvathirakali also
known, as Kaikottikkali
is a dance in which
a group of women dance
in a circle around
a lighted brass lamp.
They are dancing to
the rhythms of the
songs they sing. They
wear the traditional
dress, consisting
of two pieces, dhoti
and an upper garment
across the breast
and look elegant and
sprightly for the
game. The leader of
the group sings the
first line, which
is repeated by the
group to the simple
rhythm of clapping
hands. There are many
songs, which are exclusively
sung as Tiruvathira
songs, popular Kathakali
songs are also included.
The kinetic phrases
are so simple that
any new comer easily
gets initiated to
the game. This dance
form had been keeping
its basic posture
for centuries. The
bent of the body,
hand movements and
dance gestures are
common to the region.
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Makaravillakku
Makaravillakku
is celebrated in the
month of Januvery in
sabarimala. This festival
attracts thousands of
devotees from all over
India, mainly from south
india. The presiding
deity in sabarimala
is the Lord Ayyappa
also known as dharma
sastha, who is considered
as a symbol of unity
between vaishnavites
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