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Festivals and Fairs of Bengaluru (Bangalore)
Festivals and Fairs of Bengaluru (Bangalore) is the ultimate travel attraction for all the visitors making their way to the locales. Cultural life of Bengaluru can better be revealed with its numerous fairs and festivals. Fairs and festivals of Bengaluru are the exclusive part of travel and tour of the city. Festivals of Bengaluru expose the traditional side of the modern people of Bengaluru.
Prominent Festivals and fairs of Bengaluru are:
Karaga Festival
Karaga symbolizes Shakti and the festival is celebrated in the month of March-April. Karaga is the name given to an earthen pot, which Devotees place on their heads and go for a procession in the night.
Kadalekaye Parishe (Peanut Festival)
Kadalekaye Parishe, falls in the month of November, also known as Peanut festival. During these festivals the farmers of the city visit the Bull temple to seek blessings of God.
Makara Sankranthi (Pongal)
Makara Sankranthi or Pongal marks the onset of spring season.
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ganesh Chaturthi is the occasion to commemoration of the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesha, organized in the month of September.
Dussehra
Like other states of the country, Dussehra is also celebrated in Bengaluru. Organized in the month of October-November it marks the victory of good over evil.
Diwali
Diwali is the festival to worship of Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesha, celebrated in the month of October-November.
Mahashivratri
Mahashivratri is dedicated to Lord Shiva, falls in the Hindu month of Magha, when the devotees visit Shiva temple to offer Panchamrit (mixture of five sacred elements), fruits and sacred leaves to the Shiva Lingam.
Ugadi
Ugadi festival is mainly devoted to Lord Brahma, marks the beginning of the Kannad New Year, falls in the second half of March or the first half of April.
Varamahalakshmi
Varamahalakshmi or the Lakshmi Puja is mainly performed by the married women to pray for the prosperity and happiness of their families and husband, celebrated in the month of August, throughout the state of Karnataka.
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