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Festivals of South India
The best part of these festivals is that these festivals of South India are celebrated with great enthusiasm. You can watch people wearing different colored new clothes and distributing sweets on these festivals. This region of South India has nearly equal population of Hindus, Muslims and Christians staying and celebrating their festivals in harmony. On most of the festivals people use to go to the mosques, churches or in temples. At the festival time, one can see the beauty of these religious places. Thousands of people visit these places for completing their prayers. So if you want to see the real India then you must know about the culture and festivals of India. Know why and how these festivals are celebrated. Festivals of South India are the best mean to know the real India and its culture and people of different castes. Some of the famous festivals of South India are below mentioned.
Famous Festivals in South India
- Aaranmula Boat Race, Kerala
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race, Kerala
- Onam, Kerala
- Thrissur Pooram, Kerala
- Pongal Festival, Tamil Nadu
- Natyanjali Dance Festival, Tamil Nadu
- Kavadi Festival, Tamil Nadu
- Karthigai Deepam, Tamil Nadu
- Float Festival, Tamil Nadu
- The Meenakshi Kalyanam, Tamil Nadu
- The Karthigai Deepam, Tamil Nadu
- The Masimagam festival, Pondicherry
- The Veerampattinam and the Villianur Car Festival, Pondicherry
- Masquerade, Pondicherry


