Religious Festivals of South India put up with the flavor of festivals which are inherent to Southern India.
Religious Festivals of South India bear the testimony to the southern Indian Religious Festivals. The southern region of India comprises of four states namely Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh and the union territory of Puducherry. Festivals are to Indian subcontinent as wind is to the sea. Indian Festivals play a major role in spreading unity in diversity, with emphasis on communal harmony.
Some of the popular Religious Festivals of South India are as follows:
Onam: Celebrated in Kerala, Onam is famous for being a harvest and secular festival. People from different castes, religionsand creeds come jointly to commemorate Onam.
Pongal: It is celebrated on 14th January in Tamil Nadu. The word 'Pongal' is Tamil language mainly signifies the meaning ‘to boil over’.
Karaga: Recognized as one of the oldest festivals of Karnataka, Karaga is one of the lauded festivals of the Thigala community in Karnataka.
Thrissur Pooram: Lauded as one of the significant temple festivals in Kerala, Thrissur Pooram is held at Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur.
The Chithirai Thiruvizha festival is celebrated in the Chitirai Month of the Tamil Calendar which falls in the month of April. It is a one month long festival.
Karthigai Deepam: The Karthigai Deepam festival can be termed as an extension of Diwali in Tamil Nadu as it falls just after the main festival of Diwali. It is the festival dedicated to the immortal light created by lord Shiva
Gowri Habba: Gowri Habba is a significant festival in parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It is also celebrated in Maharashtra and is known as Hartalika. It is known as Bhaadrapada Shukla Paksha in Goa
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