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Pongala is a harvest festival of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The name 'Pongala' means 'to boil over' and refers to the ritualistic offering of porridge made of rice, sweet brown molasses, coconut gratings, nuts and raisins. Generally women devotees participate in this ritual. Tamil people celebrate as Pongal. [1]
Kerala or Keralam (as it is known in the region's Malayalam language) are called ‘alam’ meaning ‘the land of’, and ‘kera’ meaning ‘coconut’. Jammed between the sea and coastal mountains, Kerala is subject to the monsoon rains that flood the land and the rice paddies on the subcontinent’s southern tip. Long growing seasons ...
Native traditions of classical performing arts include koodiyattom, a form of Sanskrit drama or theatre and a UNESCO-designated Human Heritage Art.Kathakali (from katerumbu ("story") and kali ("performance")) is a 500-year-old form of dance-drama that interprets ancient epics; a popularized offshoot of kathakali is Kerala natanam (developed in the 20th century by dancer Guru Gopinath).
Keraleeyam is an annual festival held in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. [1] [2] [3] It celebrates the development and achievements of Kerala and its culture.[2] [4] The festival includes seminars, exhibitions, trade fairs, film festivals, food festivals, flower show, light shows, cultural fests, B2B meetings etc, and is spread across more than 40 venues.
Hindu festivals in Kerala (2 C, 47 P) O. Onam (12 P) Pages in category "Festivals in Kerala" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
Koottukari: Vegetables like banana or yam cooked with chickpeas, coconut and black pepper. [21] Erissery: A thick curry made from pumpkin, black-eyed peas and coconut. [22] [23] Pachadi: Sour curry made of curd and usually cucumber or sliced ash gourd cooked in coconut ground with mustard seeds and seasoned with sautéed mustard seeds and curry ...
Logo of "Brass broidered coconut shell craft of Kerala" as in Geographical Indications Registry. Brass broidered coconut shell craft of Kerala is the craft of making beautifully carved and brass broidered products like cups, flower vases, snuff boxes, nut bowls, powder boxes and spoons using coconut shells as practiced by the artisans of Kerala in India.
Category: Culture of Kerala. 17 languages. ... Elephant festivals in Kerala (9 P) F. Festivals in Kerala (6 C, 10 P) Kerala in fiction (6 C) Films set in Kerala (3 C ...