Festivals

A rich and electic mix of religious influences make Kerala a comfortable home for Hinduism, Christianity and Islam.Not to mention, remaining traces of Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism. Festival season in Kerala begins in August, after the rains. Kerala's most colourful festival, Onam celebrates the golden age of King mahabali,the mythical ruler of Kerala.

Festivals of Kerala

Festival Calendar	Location	Date	Features
The Great Elephant March	Trichur	Jan 17-20	Elephant display
Mahashivratri	Alwaye	february-march	Lord Shiva
Malayattur feast		end-march early april	establishment of seven churches
Chandanakuda Mahotsavam	Bheemapali	march- april	tomb of a renowned muslim woman
Trissur Pooram	Trissur	april-may	vadakkumnathan temple crowning
Shri Padmanabhaswamy utsav	Thiruvanthapuram	oct-nov&march-april
Shri Poornathrayeesa Temple utsav	Tripunithura	2nd week of Nov	folk entertainment
Christmas	statewide	25 december	birth of Jesus Christ
Cochin Carnival	statewide	last week ofdecember	revival of end of the year festivities
Nehru Cup Snake Boat race	Alappuzha	2nd Saturday of Aug	traditional boat race
Onam	statewide	Aug/Sep	harvest festival
Edapally Perunal	Cochin	april-may	chicken festival
Aranmula Boat Pageant		aug-sept