The Harvest Festivals of Kerala

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A Kerala Tourism is bound to be filled with music, dance and celebrations, especially during the festival seasons. Onam brings miraculously to life quite a few rare and some near extinct forms of folklore in different regions of the State. Some of these are 'kaikottikkaali' 'thiruvathirakkali' 'vallomkali' 'pulikkali' 'onathullu' Kummattikkali and many other localized folklore forms. There are also several traditional rituals and functions of a religious nature associated with the festival. In fact the traditional celebration and gaiety for which this festival is known may be attributed to these myriad and rustic forms of art that continue to enjoy an intimate relationship with life functions and nurtures social amity. study

Kaikottikkali is a folk dance form performed by the women all over the State during Onam with clapping of hands by the performers. Pulikkali (meaning tiger dance) is performed by men on the streets. They visiting houses wearing masks resembling tigers, lions and other animals in return for which they are showered with gifts. Vallomkali is another cultural activity during the Onam time, which is very popular in the plains with access to the backwaters. In this, snake boats (called chundan volloms) manned by terms of around a hundred oarsmen from neighboring local villages, rowing to the rhythms of cymbals and drums, race in thrilling contests at Aranmula, Champakulam and Kottayam in Kerala. I love you

Subject: Re: The Harvest Festivals of Kerala Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:54 am

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