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Traditional Gorava devotees dance in a trance, sometimes barking like dogs. The dancers move in a clockwise zigzag, with no fixed choreography. The North Karnataka Goravas wear yellow powder on their foreheads and give Prasada to devotees. Damaru, venu, small bronze bells and cowbells (paarigante) are played. The dance consists of trance-like ...
Karnataka Rajyotsava, also known as Karnataka State Day, is a public holiday celebrated annually on 1 November in the Indian state of Karnataka. It commemorates the merger in 1956 of the Kannada -speaking regions of southwestern India under the States Reorganisation Act to form the state.
Narasapura Karagamahotsava festival in Narasapura is celebrated in either March, April or May. Narasapura karaga is very famous festival in Kolar district. The Karaga festival is a traditional function of the Vahnikula Kshatriya community, who largely reside in the town of Narasapura. They have been performing this festival since a hundred years.
The traditional folk arts are major theatrical forms in coastal Karnataka. Contemporary theatre culture in Karnataka is one of the most vibrant in India, with organizations like Ninasam , Ranga Shankara , and Rangayana on foundations laid by the Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company .
Dhoti, known as Panche in Karnataka, is the traditional attire of men. Shirt, Trousers and Salwar kameez are widely worn in Urban areas. Mysore Peta is the traditional headgear of southern Karnataka, while the pagadi or pataga (similar to the Rajasthani turban) is preferred in the northern areas of the state. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Festivals in Karnataka" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bangalore Karaga;
Mysore Dasara is the state festival in the state of Karnataka in India. It is a 10-day festival, starting with nine nights called Navaratri and the last day being Vijayadashami. The festival is observed on the tenth day in the Hindu calendar month of Ashvina, which typically falls in the Gregorian months of September and October. [1] [2] [3]
The most famous of such consecrations is the anointment of the Bahubali Gommateshwara statue located at Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. It is an important Jain festival held once every 12 years. It is an integral part of the ancient and composite Jain tradition.