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Best Places to Celebrate Onam Festival in Kerala

Posted on September 6, 2022October 10, 2022 by South Tourism

The grand and awe-inspiring Onam festival gives tons of reasons to visit God’s Own Country, Kerala. It’s the most colourful, jolly, hustling-bustling magical time of the year when the entire state comes alive with gorgeous Pookalams, lively songs, graceful Thiruvathirakali, electrifying boat races, vibrant Pulikali, and spectacular cultural programs. Let’s take a quick look at the Best Places to Celebrate Onam Festival in Kerala:

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Aadi Perukku โ€“ The Monsoon Festival

Posted on August 8, 2022August 11, 2022 by South Tourism

A thanksgiving ceremony to the bountiful grace of the mother nature to mankind. Scientifically, Adi Perukku signifies the onset of monsoon season in Tamil Nadu. The water resources most essential for agriculture are worshipped throughout the state in a welcoming note. The ritual which falls on the 18th day of the Tamil month Aadi is also called as ๐๐š๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐š๐ฆ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฎ๐ค๐ค๐ฎ and is most prominently celebrated along the ๐›๐š๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ.

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All You Need To Know About Mahashivratri

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 by South Tourism

Maha Shivaratri โ€œthe great night with Almightyโ€ is one of the holiest days of the Hindu calendar. The fourteenth day of every lunar month is known to be Shivaratri. Among all the twelve Shivarathiris that occur in a year, Mahashivaratri, which falls in February-March is greatly revered and is loaded with high spiritual significance.

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Srirangam Vaikunta Ekadasi 2020

Posted on December 19, 2020January 8, 2021 by South Tourism

Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple is the first of the 108 Vaishnava Divya Desams to be renamed as Puloga Vaikundam. With a total of 7 prakaras, the temple is spread over an area of โ€‹โ€‹150 acres with 54 sub-shrines. This year the world-famous Vaikunda Ekadasi festival held here in the Tamil month of Margazhi which usually falls in the month of December – January, has been started in a great manner without a large number of devotees.

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Karthigai Deepam

Posted on November 28, 2020January 8, 2021 by South Tourism

Karthigai Deepam is one of the most important festivals in the state of Tamilnadu and other parts of South India which is observed on the day of Karthigai Pournami when Karthigai Nakshatra prevails.

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Attukal Pongal Festival 2020

Posted on February 26, 2020October 13, 2022 by South Tourism

Observed exclusively by the women folks, Attukal Pongala is the world-famous ritualist annual festival celebrated at the famous Attukal Bhagavathy Temple in Trivandrum district of Kerala. Miss-not the world-renowned ritualistic festival, Attukal Pongala on your visit to Kerala this March and seek the blessings of Goddess Attukalamma. The annual Attukal Pongala Festival will be held on March 9th, 2020 this year.

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Natyanjali Festival 2020

Posted on February 17, 2020January 6, 2021 by South Tourism

Begins on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivarathri, the spectacular Natyanjali Dance Festival is remarkable for its serenity and uniqueness of the devotion of the dancers dedicating their ‘Dance’ (Natya) as ‘Offering’ (Anjali) to the Lord of Dance, Lord Nataraja. This year the Natyanjali Dance Festival will be held from 19th February 2020 to 23rd February 2020 at the famous Nataraja Temple in Chidambaram.

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Best Places To Visit In South India During 2020 Maha Shivratri

Posted on February 15, 2020January 6, 2021 by South Tourism

Maha Shivratri Festival is of great significance for the worshippers of Lord Shiva. It is widely celebrated all across India and Nepal. South India which is home to a countless number of Shiva Temples celebrates Maha Shivratri Festival with extreme enthusiasm and great religious fervor. The Shiva Temples in South India are beautifully decorated with lights and flowers during Maha Shivratri and devotees from all over the world come to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva at these temples during the festival. This year Maha Sivaratri falls on February 21, 2020.

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Interesting Facts About Thaipoosam Festival

Posted on February 5, 2020January 6, 2021 by South Tourism

Thaipusam or Thaipoosam is one of the major festival mostly celebrated by the Tamil people on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (January/February), usually coinciding with Pushya star, known as Poosam in Tamil. In this blog, you may get to know some of the rare and interesting facts about Thaipoosam, Lord Muruga, festival dates and some of the best places to visit during Thaipusam. So continue reading…

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Madurai Float Festival 2020 in Tamilnadu

Posted on February 3, 2020January 28, 2021 by South Tourism

Mark your calendar now and plan a trip to Madurai to witness the grand Float Festival in 2020. Madurai Float Festival is one of the grandest festivals of South India, which is observed every year on the full moon night of the Tamil month, Thai, which falls between mid-January and mid-February. Madurai Float Festival is one of the most remarkable festivals of Madurai, celebrated with lights, lamps, fireworks, and richness of culture and traditions.

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