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The festival is known to be celebrated in a span of 75 days, [1] making it one of the longest festivals in India. This is unlike any other Dussehra festival in India, which is celebrated for Rama's victory over Ravana. Bastar Lokutsab. Bastar LokLōka utsavaotsav represents the folk culture of the Chhattisgarh state.
Onam is a "popular major Hindu festival in Kerala", states Christine Frost, but one that is also celebrated by other communities with "much zest alongside Hindus". [34] The festival is celebrated in BECs (Basic Ecclesial communities) in Trivandrum with local rituals, according to Latin Catholic Bishop [ 35 ] Selvister Ponnumuthan. [ 36 ]
A common characteristic of these festivals is the hoisting of a holy flag which is then brought down only on the final day of the festival. The largest festival in kerala in Pooram category is Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha temple and in Ulsavam category is Vrishchikolsavam of Thripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple.
The Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India.It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam.
The tenth day of the festival is called dussehra when the Raja organizes a darbar where people come and present their requests. Also aarti ceremony is held on the last day of dussehra. The dussehra festival is a famous event of India, but the dussehra of Bastar is completely different from the commonly known festival of the country. [2]
Onam is a major festival of Kerala. Another important event is the Aranmula Valla sadya (banquet). It is served to the oarsmen of snake boats at the Parthasarthy temple premises and at nearby dining hall and auditorium. it starts in mid July (karkitakam) and will last till September.( kanni month) 254 valla sadyas were held in 2008 besides the ...
The festival was most flamboyantly celebrated under the auspices and at the expenses of the Hindu chiefs of Kōzhikōde , the Samutiris (the Zamorins). The fair was not only a religious festival for the Samutiris, but also an occasion for the display of all their pomp and power as the most powerful chiefs of Kerala.
Bastar Lokotsav [1] is a festival of Chhattisgarh that involves the representation of the folk culture of the state of Chhattisgarh. The lokotsav, which occurs after the end of rainy season, attracts large number of tribal groups who come to participate in this festival from remote villages of Chhattisgarh.