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Float Festival (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) January 9
Float Festival is celebrated in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) on the night of the full moon between mid January and mid February every year. The ornamented icons of the two deities, the God Sundaresa (incarnation of Shiva) and the goddess Meenakshi (incarnation of Parvati) with pearl crowns on their heads and riding on a golden bull are taken out in a splendid procession from the Meenakshi temple. The occasion is God Alagar (incarnation of Vishnu) giving his sister Meenakshi, in marriage to Sundaresa amidst great rejoicing. Devotees clothed in yellow and red dance among the crowd and spray coloured water on them. The icons are floated around the temple tank (Mariamman Theppakulam in Vandiyur ) on a specially constructed raft decked with flowers and flickering lamps to the sound of traditional music.
Camel Festival (Bikaner, Rajasthan) January 10 – 11
Dedicated to the ‘ship of the desert’, it starts with a grand procession of bedecked camels. There are displays, competitions, lots of colour and music.
International Kite Festival (Ahmedabad, Gujarat) January 13 – 15
In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. Kite-flying day in Gujarat is an extraordinary day, unlike at other places. Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s premier city, leads the way in the celebration of Uttarayani, and is the venue of the International Kite Festival.
Pongal (Tamil Nadu) January 15
Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festival of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan – sun’s journey northwards. Pongal festival lasts for four days. Celebrations include drawing of Kolam, swinging & cooking of delicious Pongal.
Kutch Festival (Kutch, Gujarat) January 28 – February 1
A guided tour of the life and times of Kutch, its beauty, nostalgia, ethos, traditions, culture and spirit. The festival organized by the Tourism Corporation of Gujarat, is a tour into the heartlands of Kutch, including a visit to Bhuj at the heart of Kutch; Mata no Madh, an old temple dedicated to the mother goddess believed to be 1200 years old and Lakhpat, a deserted port.January
Float Festival is celebrated in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) on the night of
the full moon between mid January
January Float Festival
Float Festival is celebrated in Madurai (Tamil Nadu) on the night of the full moon between mid January and mid February every year. The ornamented icons of the two deities, the God Sundaresa (incarnation of Shiva) and the goddess Meenakshi (incarnation of Parvati) with pearl crowns on their heads and riding on a golden bull are taken out in a splendid procession from the Meenakshi temple.
Dedicated to the ‘ship of the desert’, it starts with a grand procession of bedecked camels. There are displays, competitions, lots of colour and music.
In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. Kite-flying day in Gujarat is an extraordinary day, unlike at other places. Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s premier city, leads the way in the celebration of Uttarayani, and is the venue of the International Kite Festival.
Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festival of South India, mainly Tamil Nadu. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan – sun’s journey northwards. Pongal festival lasts for four days. Celebrations include drawing of Kolam, swinging & cooking of delicious Pongal.
In Gujarat, Makar Sankranti is celebrated as the kite-flying day. Kite-flying day in Gujarat is an extraordinary day, unlike at other places. Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s premier city, leads the way in the celebration of Uttarayani, and is the venue of the International Kite Festival.
