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Festivity is in the air,
thorughout the year, in Kerala. It is a land where
festivals never end. A reflection of the varied terrain
of the land and the exuberant people, these festivals
are connected with a temple, church, mosque or a
national phenomenon. The Popular Festivals of Kerala
include Thrissur Pooram, Aarattupuzha Pooram, Nehru
Trophy Boat Race, Attukal Pongala, Kalpathy Ratholsavam
and Vishu.
Vibrant and packed with centuries of unbroken tradition,
the festivals of Kerala seldom stray far from the realms
of magic. A thousand colours. Mesmerising music.
Fireworks. Processions of goldbedecked elephants… you
will have to keep coming back for a lifetime to really
witness this myriad range of experiences.
 The
biggest and most important festival, Onam is a harvest
festival celebrated throughout Kerala for four days.
According to legend, it is on the first day that the
good Asura King Mahabali who once ruled Kerala, comes
from exile to visit his beloved people. Homes are
adorned with floral decorations in preparation for his
visit. Onam tourist week is a cultural feast of art and
folk.
Presentations at 20 venues in Trivandrum and other major
districts. The festival is marked with elephant
processions, Kathakali dances, Fireworks, water
carnivals and Vallamkali, the famous Snake Boat Race.
Special feasts prepared for Onam are not to be missed.
August / September every year.
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 Alleppey
really comes alive in the depths of the rainy season,
when it serves as the venue for one of Kerala's major
spectacles- the Nehru Trophy Snake Boat Race - with
raised sterns designed to resemble the hood of a cobra.
More than enthusiastically powered by upto 150 singing
and shouting oarsmen, scores of boats take part, and
Alleppey is packed with thousands of spectators. Other
events at Payippad and Aranmula also display the
strength and rhythm of Oarsmen who set the Backwaters of
Kerala on fire.
Second Saturday of August every Year.
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Thirty caparisoned elephants
decorated with gold ornaments, each ridden by three Brahmins
holding objects symbolizing royalty including colourful
umbrellas create a spectacular sight-especially when accompanied
by Chenda Melam, the quintessentially, Kerala music. Lakhs of
people throng to watch the Trichur Pooram.
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 The
national food festival flavour, held in Trivandrum is a rare
opportunity to taste the traditional, authentic cuisines of
Kerala and India.
5th to 11th April every year.
Thirty eaparisoned elephants decorated with gold ornaments, each
ridden by three brahmins holding objects & symbolizing
royalty including colourful umbrellas create a spectacular
sight-especially when accompanied by Chenda Melam, the
quintessentially Kerala music. Lakhs of people throng to watch
the Trichur Pooram. April/ May every year.
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India's
leading exponents of almost all classical dance forms including
Bharathanatyam, Odissi, Mohiniyattam and Kathak perform at the
Nishangandhi open-air auditorium at Trivandrum. A grand treat
for lovers of dance.
21st to 27th February every year.
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This
week- long extravaganza is the best way to ring in the New Year.
December 25th to 31st every year. There are dozens of other
festivals spread out across the year. Each unique and
interesting in its own way.
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The most popular sacred dance-drama of Kerala, Kathakali evolved
across the last 400 years. this classical dance requires lengthy
and rigourous training to attain complete control of the body
and a sensitivity to emotion so as to be able to render all its
nuances through facial expressions and hand gestures. Themes
centre around the two great Indian epics, the Ramayana and the
Mahabharatha.
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Kathakali's
2000 year old predecessor. Koodiyattam is proffered as a votive
offering to the deity. A sance traditionally enacted in temple,
the purpose of the performance is not so much to entertain as to
edify and educate the audience.
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Literally meaning the dance of the celestial dance form contains
elements of Bharathanatyam as well as the classical and folk
dances of Kerala. Usually performed as a solo dance,
Mohiniyattam is very lyrical in its rendering.
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