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Banashankari Devi Fair
Banashankari Devi fair near Badami is held annually in January on the
full moon day and lasts for 10 to 12 days. Rathotsava is an important
item of the fair. |
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Beesu Kamsale
The artistes of
Beesu Kamsale are an specialist singing group of people. But
vigorous, rhythmic actions control the recital of Beesu
Kamsale. Narration is keeping pace to the background |
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Yellu Amavasya
Yellu Amavasya is observed
on new moon day in the month of December and it marks the culmination of
the Kharif season. |
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Cauvery Shankaramana
The event, celebrated as Cauvery Shankaramana by
the Coorgis, is symbolic of the annual return of Goddess Cauvery to her
birthplace and a assurance of her promise of continued protection to her
devotees when they tried to dissuade her from becoming a river.
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Ganesh Chaturthi
This day is dedicated to the
Lord Ganesha, the elephant-headed god of all good beginnings and
success. Held annually, this festival is a ten day long event.
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Godachi Fair
The Godachi fair is a
significant fair held in the month of Kartik. Godachi is a village in
Ramdurg Taluk. This fair is held in respect of Shri Veerabhadra and it
is managed by government. |
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Gowri Hunnive
This festival view on the
Full moon day of Kartik is participated more by ladies. They
devotion images of Gowri and small groups of young girls move
round the streets singing some songs in honour of the goddess. |
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Hampi Dance & Music
Festivals
The Hampi/Vijayanagar
Festival organized in December is typified by music, drama,
dance fireworks, puppet shows, and spectacular processions-all
combining to recreate the grandeur of a bygone era
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Kambala
Kambala (Buffalo Race) :
When the fields are flush with water, buffaloes race down a slushy
track, egged on by a strong-muscled farmer who surfs his way down the
track behind the beasts while balancing precariously on a trailing
wooden plank. |
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Kar Hunnive
This is observed on the Full
moon day of Jyestha (June) by worshipping the bullocks and the farming
implements. A exceptional feast is prepared in the afternoon. |
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Karaga Festival
Karaga Festival: Celebrated
in the Dharmaraya temple in Nagarathapet in April.
Karaga is an earthen pot covered with flowers which is carried on the
head by a priest dressed like a woman. |
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Keil Poldu
Keil
Poldu a festival famous in Coorg in the first week of September and is
marked by the worship of arms and implements, sumptuous eating, followed
by games and competitions on the village meadows. |
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Lakshadeepotsavam
Dharmasthala, the temple town devoted to
Lord Manjunath is choc-a-bloc with festivities during the
Lakshadeepotsavam in November/ December for five days prior to
Amavasya. |
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Maha Shivaratri
This falls on the 14th day
of the astral month of Magh and is measured as one of the big
festivals in the village. People hold a fair, on this day at the temple
of Shidlingappa. |
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Makar Sankramana
This is observed in the 14th January every year
when the sun enters the sign of Capricorn. On this day, the people
exchange till and jaggery as a token of their love and affection.
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Vairamudi Festival
Thousands throng to the Melkote Temple in March to
catch a glimpse of the diamond-studded crown of the temple deity taken
in procession on one of the 13 days of the Vairamudi Festival. |
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Muharram
The Muharram festival is
celebrated for 10 days. For 8 days the Mullah sits besides the peeras
and devotion them reciting passages from Holy Koran. Many among the
Hindus also offer worship at the holy place. |
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Mysore Dasara
The Dussehra of
Mysore or Mysore Dassara as it is eminently called is
a 10-day long festival. On the day of Dussehra, a procession of
caparisoned elephants carrying the idol of goddess Chamundi is
taken through the city. |
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Urs
Thousands of devotees, both Muslim and Hindu,
throng the tomb of Sufi saint, Khaja Banda Nawaz at Gulbarga for the Urs
held in November. |
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Nagara Panchami
Nagarpanchami
falls on the 5th day of the bright half of the solar month of
Shravana. On this day, newly married girls visit their parents. |
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Nandi Dhwaja
The dance performance in
Nandi Dhwaja consists of an attractively decorated bamboo
pole measuring about 20 to 25 feet long and 4 inch wide in
circumference. Nandi Dhwaja is performed by skilled and
experienced dancers. |
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Navaratri
This festival starts on Bhadrapad
Amavasya and continues for about 10 days. On the 9th day weapons,
implements of labour etc. are offered worship. On the 10th day which is
known as Vijayadashami, the deities of Shidlingappa and Hanuman
are taken to the Banni tree in front of Shidlingappa temple. |
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Pattadakal
Dance Festival
Pattadakal dance Festival:
Pattadakal, ancient capital of the Chalukya's celebrates dance festival
against the backdrop of the temples. |
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Ramzan
Ramzan
is the most significant month in the religious year of the Muslims.
During the Ramzan month, they take their food only before
dawn and again after dusk after offering their prayers in the evening.
Severe severity is the key note of this Festival. |
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Shigi Hunnive
This is observed on the 14th and 15th day of
Aswija. It is one of the important festivals in the village and a
local fair in honour of god Vithappa, is also related with it. |
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Sri Shidlingappa's Fair
Sri Shidlingappa's fair is observed on Shivaratri
day. On this day the divinity is taken in a palanquin accompanied by
drummers (Dollu and Majalu) from numerous neighboring villages to
the watercourse. |
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Sri Vitappa Fair
Sri Vithappa fair
is held in honour of
Vithappa deity of the village. It is observed for three days immediately
after Shigi Hunnive. About 7 to 8 thousand people gather
at the time. |
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The Coorg Festival
The Coorg Festival is
noticeable by folk dances and sports characteristic of the region.
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The Paryaya Festival
The Paryaya Festival :
The Paryaya Festival
of the Krishna temple at Udupi, held biennially in January, marks
the ceremonious handing over of the charge of the shrine to one of the
eight spiritual orders of the Madhwacharya's spiritual descendants in
rotation for a two-year term |
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Togalu Bombeaata
The very old art of leather puppetry draws heavily
from mythology, especially stories from the Ramayana and the
Mahabharata. This talent form is still prevalent in some remote
villages.
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Tula Sankramana
Come October, the people of Kodagu look
forward to this annual festival. It is believed that Goddess Cauvery
appears in the form of a sudden upsurge of water in a small tank to give
darshan to the innumerable devotees gathered here. |
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Ugadi
The Kannadiga New
Year day of Yugadi falls on the second half of March or early
April is celebrated with devotion and delight. This day is considered
very auspicious to start new ventures. The festival begins with ritual
bath and prayers and continues till late night. |
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Shri Yellamma Devi Fair
Shri Yellamma Devi fair at Saundatti is held about
5 times between October and February. But the largest is the one held on
the full moon day of Margasira. |
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Shravan Mondays
Every Monday in the month of
Shravan is measured as a festival day in the village. People offer
exceptional worship at the temple of Shidlingappa.
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