Athachamayam
It is a cultural festival which provides one the rare opportunity to witness almost all the folk art forms of Kerala. It is a grand celebration which marks the beginning of the ten-day Onam Festival. Every year on the Atham asterism of the Malayalam month of Chingam (roughly August/September), Thripunithura, near Kochi, bears witness to this legendary ceremony which commemorates the victory of the Raja (King) of Kochi. There is a magnificent procession representing that of the King and his entourage.
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Aadi Perukku
It is celebrated by Tamils everywhere, especially by women and young children, the festival falls on the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi. On this day, women carry pots of germinated navadhanya on their head and move in a procession towards water bodies, where they offer prayers and seek divine blessings for their crops by way of abundant monsoon.
Bonderam festival
It takes place in the sleepy island of Divar close to Panjim, Goa every year on the fourth Saturday of August. The festival of Bonderam is celebrated to mark the protests of the villagers and the subsequent face – off with the Portuguese over property disputes on the island.
KER PUJA
It is a festival celebrated in Tripura two weeks after Kharchi Puja and honours Ker, a guardian god. During the festival, entrances to Agartala are closed to create a protected area, and people are not allowed to light fires, dance, sing or even wear shoes. It is also held in a few other northeastern states and in pthe Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh.
The Pushkaralu festival
The festival, in which pilgrims will worship their ancestors and the river Ganga, is being organised in Kashi this year after a gap of 12 years due to a special combination of planetary transits. Following the success of the Kashi-Tamil Sangamam, this event is poised to attract Telugu-speaking people to Varanasi.
