Festivals and cultural events India

This festival celebrates the creation of the state for ten days. Many artists occur throughout the city.

The Nagaur cattle fair is one of the most important in India. It gathers cows, horses, goats, sheep and dromedaries. In total, more than a hundred thousand heads of cattle are gathered. Without counting the owners. The city lives under a cloud of dust for 3 days, where there are firm discussions about prices. Much less touristic than the Pushkar camel fair, the one in Nagaur is not less colorful.

The festival is dedicated to Raghuvira, the avatar of Rama, and celebrates the harvest and the bounties of nature. The festivities last one week and take place on the banks of the Ravi river. People make offerings (corn or minjar) to Varuna, the god of rain, and take deities in processions, accompanied by bands and drummers, through the streets of the city. Traditional dances and classical music are also performed.

This original festival takes place at Sree Kottankulangara Devi Temple, Chavara in Kollam district. Men dress as women and wear lamps in the temple, offering the deity that presides there.

Festival of Traditional Arts of Malabare Culture. Music, dance, theyyam, kalarippayatt but also literature, theatre… Its aim is to revive a rich cultural heritage and to present different forms of Indian art to the local and tourist population (the entrance, open to all, is free).