Festivals Celebrated in Karnataka

Monday 8 December 2014

Mahamastakabhisheka-Karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

The Mahamastakabhisheka is an important Jain festival held once every twelve years in the town of Shravanabelagola in Karnataka, India. The festival is held in veneration of an immense 17.3736 meter high statue of the siddha Bahubali. The anointing last took place in February 2006, and the next ceremony will occur in 2018.

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Banashankari Devi fair-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

The Banashankari Devi fair is centered on the renowned Banashankari Devi temple near Badami. Built in the Dravidian style, the temple is dedicated to Banashankari, a form of Parvati highly revered by the weaver community. The idol depicts the powerful eight-armed goddess seated on a ferocious lion. As the temple is located in the Tilakaaranya forest, the Devi is popularly called Banashankari or Vanashankari where 'Van' or 'Ban' means forest.

The Banashankari Devi fair is held annually in January on the full moon day and lasts for 10 to 12 days. Rathotsava or car festival is a major attraction of the fair. Agricultural tools, utensils and other articles of domestic needs are bartered and the villagers make many of their purchases at this fair.

The religious significance of the location notwithstanding, the annual temple fair of Banashankari is more of a celebration of village life. During this time, the streets around the temple are taken over by the huge fair, marked by color and gaiety, and attended by thousands of devotees.

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Sunday 7 December 2014

Huthri Festival-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

Huthri is a traditional harvest festival of Karnataka widely known for the variety of dances and folk songs which are performed on the day of the festival. This harvest festival is celebrated in different parts of the state during the months of November-December.

There is a trend among the Indian farmers to celebrate the harvest seasons by worshiping God. The tradition prevails among the Indian farmers because they are more religious and always seek the favor of God. Huthri of Karnataka is a harvest festival celebrated in areas around Coorg in Karnataka.

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Kadalekai Parishe-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

Kadalekai Parishe (Kannada: ಕಡಲೆಕಾಯಿ ಪರಿಶೆ), is an annual groundnut fair held in Bangalore. This two day fair is held near the Dodda Ganesha Temple in Basavanagudi. Apart from the Groundnuts, there are numerous stalls in the fair, selling Bangles, traditional toys and clay trinkets, plastic and glass dolls, Mehndi tattoos. There are a variety of food items, such as Bajji, Bonda, Batthaas (Coloured sugar candies), Kalyana seve or Bendu (Sugar coated gram) and Coloured sodas on sale during the fair.To make this fair eco friendly means not to use plastic bags, students of BMS college have distributed around 50,000 cloth bags to the vendors in the year of 2015.

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Kambala-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

Kambala (Tulu: ಕಂಬಳ) is an annual Buffalo Race (he-buffalo) held traditionally under the auspices local land lords and households (Aramane,Beedu,Guthu/Mane, Dodmane) or Patel of village, in coastal Karnataka, India. The Kambala season generally starts in November and lasts until March. Since the last two decades nearly 18 kambalas are held under the banner of Kambala Samithi (Kambala Association). As of now, more than 45 he-buffalo races are held annually in Coastal Karnataka, even in smaller remote villages like Vandaru, Gulvadi etc.

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Pattadakal Dance Festival-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

The village of Pattadackal, 20 kms from Badami in Karnataka, is situated on the left bank of the Malaprabha river. A World Heritage Centre and the second capital of the ChalukNandi Mandapa at the Virupaksha temple, Pattadackalyan kings, Pattadakal has 10 major temples representing both North and South Indian architectural traditions.

Most of the temples are dedicated to Lord Shiva. The largest of among them are Virupaksha and Mallikarjuna. All these temples are architecturally splendid and have beautiful carvings particularly the Papanatha temple with interesting sculptures on the ceilings and pillars. Besides these, there is a group of temples remarkable for representing two chief styles of Indian architecture, the Dravidian architecture of Pallavas and North Indian Nagara style side by side. The detailed descriptions in the sculptures of the temples give an insight into the social life of those days.

The Pattadakal Dance Festival is held every year to celebrate the temples of Pattadackal. It is organised by the Government of Karnataka. The 'Nrithyotsava' draws many famous dancers and is accompanied by a craft mela.

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Karnataka Rajyotsava-karnataka-www.vishvabhraman.com

Kannada Rajyotsava (Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ; Karnataka Formation Day; literally "Birth of the Karnataka state") is celebrated on 1 November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka.

The Rajyotsava day is listed as a government holiday in the state of Karnataka and is celebrated by Kannadigas across the world. It is marked by the announcement and presentation of the honours list for Rajyotsava Awards by the Government of Karnataka, hoisting of the unofficial Karnataka flag with an address from the Chief Minister and Governor of the state along with community festivals, orchestra, Kannada book releases and concerts.

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