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FAIRS
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Pongal
: The four-day Harvest festival is celebrated all
over the state in January. The festival begins on
the last day of the Tamil month with Bhogi Pongal
followed by Surya Pongal on the next day. It is on
this day that Chakkara Pongal, a delicacy of harvest
rice cooked with jaggery, ghee and cashew nuts is
offered to the Sun God. The third day, Mattu Pongal
is dedicated to the Cattle when cows are bathed and
adomed with colourful beads and flowers. Jallikattu,
the bullfight is held on the last day known as Kannum
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Skanda
Sashti : Skanda Sashti is celebrated
in Saivite temples all over Tamilnadu on the sixth
day in the holy half of the month of Aippasi (Oct
15 - Nov 15). Legend is that Skanda Sashti is celebrated
on the destruction of evil by the Lord Kartikeya,
son of Shiva. When it comes to celebration there must
be mention of the grand celebrations at Tirupparankunram,
Tiruchendur, two of the 6 'Padai Veedu' temples of
Murugan. At Sikkal, the festival image of Subramanya
receives a spear, from the Ambal shrine, and breaks
out in sweat, a day before the climax of the festival.
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Bhramotsavam : In most of the South
Indian temples Bhramotsavam is celebrated. This is
a ten day long festival with the procession of festival
images on gaily decorated mounts. Srinivasa Bhattar
and Koti Sreekrishna of Cincinnati, present the significance
of Bhramotsavam in SriVaishnava temples, and describe
the daily events in the 9 day long Bhramotsavam at
Tirupati. More.........
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Karthika
Peruvizha: The Arunachales- warar
Temple at Tiruvannamalai is one of the grandest in
India. The Grand Kartikai Peruvizha, a complex festival
involving a multitude of festivites and hundreds of
thousands of participants happens with amazing regularity,
each year - and can be described as a case study in
operations management. More.........
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Arudra
Darisanam : The pre-dawn hours of
the full moon night, in the tamil month of Margazhi
coinciding with the asterism of Tiruvadirai marks
the auspicious time for Arudra Darisanam - of Nataraja
in Saivite temples all over Tamilnadu. The 10 day
festival (Margazhi Peruvizhaa) is described in detail
in this feature. More.........
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Karthikai
Deepam : The festival
starts on the Panchami before Pournami (fifth
day of the brighter half of the month of Kartikai
ie. Nov 15 - Dec 15) early in the morning with
a brief flaghoisting ceremony (Dwajaarohanam).
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