Festivals of Kerala
Round the year the fests keep Kerala life vibrant and interludes in the mundane
affairs of life.
Every
season turns up new festivals, each a true celebration of the bounties of nature.
The festivals exhibits an eternal harmony of spirit. Packed with fun and excitement,
festivals are occasions to clean and decorate houses, to get together with friends
and relatives and to exchange gifts.New attire, dance, music and ritual, all
add to their joyful rhythm.
It is a time for prayer, for pageantry and processions.....a time to rejoice.
The important fairs and festivals in the state are:
Thrissur Pooram:
The most spectacular spectacle in the state. This festival was introduced by
Sakthan Thampuran, the Maharaja of erstwhile Kochi state. Celebrated in Medom
(April-May) the festival parades the fulgent faces of Kerala culture.
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Aranmula Uthrittathi: Jalolsavams
evoke the waves of enthusiasm in the minds of Southern Keralites. its history
is flirting with, paddling with river gods. Down the years the boat race has
accrued sporting value and tourism importance.
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Onam - The National Festival of Kerala:
Kerala's most important festival, honouring King Mahabali, a mythological king
of ancient Kerala, whose period was reckoned as the golden age in the history
of the state.
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Chittur Konganpada: Kerala, once
a land of small kingdoms, had witnessed several pitched battles. Few in the
state commemorate the war victories of their forefathers. However, people of
Chittor in Palakkad district had assimilated a story of triumph into their cultural
veins and in every February.
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Easter: Easter is the oldest Christian festival,
as old as Christianity itself. The central tenet of Christianity is not the
birth of Jesus, but his resurrection. Easter is derived from this paschal mystery
and from the events of Good Friday.
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Maramon Convention: The largest
Convention in Asia, Maramon is held on the sands of River Pampa, at Kozhancheri,
near Tiruvalla in Pathanamthitta district. Every year tens of thousands of Christians
attend the convention to hear the Word of God and seek His grace.
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Nellikulangara Vallanghi Vela: A festival unfurling the cultural faces
of Palakkad villages which are still under Tamil sway. The festival at the Bhagavathi
temple at Vallanghi in Chittur is in fact a competition between two villages-Vallangi
and Nenmara- to propitiate the Goddess.
Thiruvathira Festival: The festival falls on the asterism Thiruvathira
in the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December-January). On thiruvathira morning,
devotees throng Shiva temples for an early worship which is reckoned as highly
auspicious.
Oaachira Kettukazhcha: Oachira, near Kayamkulam, has emblazoned its name
in the chronicle of war. Battle of Kayamkulam, a watershed event in the history
of Travancore.
Nilamperoor Padayani: A festival that reflects the tradition and the
culture of rural Kerala, Padayani is being held at Nilamperoor Bhagavathikkavu
at Kuttanad in Alapuzha. Kolamkettu (making of effigies) and Kollamthullal (a
ritual dance performed by carrying the effigies) are the main attractions of
the festival.
Kalapathy Chariot Festival ( Ratholsav ): Conquer the depths of the ocean.
One of the finest dive sites in the world. If deep is too scary, then snorkeling
is your option. If underwater is daunting, then ride the waves with a surfboard
or a water scooter.
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