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Festivals
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A calendar year
for Tamil Nadu is dotted with some really colorful and
culturally important festivals and that too a lot of them. The
traditions of olden times are still very much prevalent in
Tamil Nadu and they can be seen during the festivals that are
celebrated in the state. The new tourist puller for Tamil Nadu
from Festival group, are the dance festivals like Natyanjali
Dance Festival.
It is not that they were started in recent past, but they have
been promoted only now, the way they ought to be promoted.Like
everywhere else, festivals in Tamil Nadu too are generally
religious. But it is the amount of culture that is displayed
in these festivals that makes them so very special. Most of
the festivals are Temple Festivals.
And why not; so many temples are present in the state and
almost every temple has their own festival or fair. These
festivals fall according to the months in Indian Calendar. And
most of the temple festivals come between September and
November, and between March and June. |
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Month |
Date |
Festival |
Place |
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January |
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Kambam Festival |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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India International Leather Fair |
Tamil Nadu |
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February |
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Thaipusam |
Tamil Nadu |
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February |
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Float Festival |
Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
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December |
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Mamallapuram Dance Festival |
Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Pravasi Bharatiya Divas |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Arudra Darisanam |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Pongal |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Bhogi Pongal |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Jallikattu Festival |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Mattu Pongal |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Surya Pongal |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Thiruvadhirai |
Tamil Nadu |
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January |
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Thyagaraja Aradhana |
Thiruvaiyaru, Tamil Nadu |
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March |
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Natyanjali Festival |
Tamil Nadu |
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April |
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Tamil New Year |
Tamil Nadu |
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April |
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Chithirai festival |
Tamil Nadu |
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August |
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Velankanni Church Festival |
Velankanni, Tamil Nadu |
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November |
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Chennai Music Festival (December Season) |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
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November |
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Chennai Dance Festival (December Season) |
Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
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More Info on
Tamil Nadu Festivals |
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