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Political controversy erupts over musical programme at Kadakkal Thiruvathira Festival
Tamil Nadu’s underwhelming Pongal gift pack an inevitable trade-off?
Sabarimala gears up for Makaravilakku festival with enhanced crowd management measures
CM Chandrababu Naidu revives Araku Festival at “Ooty of Andhra”
Supreme Court suspends Kerala HC’s restrictions on elephants in temple festivals
Panguni Uthiram, an age-old festival of Tamil Nadu marking the marriage of celestial couples
Literary events like MBIFL help remove poisonous thoughts from society: Mammootty
Kerala government to continue to host Keraleeyam as an annual event, citing mass participation
Meteors that maketh a mighty meal: ‘Masala Lab’ author Krish Ashok credits meteors to the birth of Chicken Biryani
Climate conversations, science, & future of endangered languages to be key talking points at Hyderabad Literary Festival 2024
Hyderabad-based textile specialist revisits childhood days of Makar Sankranthi celebrations in Amalapuram
Celebrating the flavours and fervour of Makar Sankranti in Andhra, Telangana, and Karnataka
Tamil Nadu International Balloon Festival in Pollachi promises a stunning 9th edition with a footfall of 40,000
The annual Marghazi festival of Singara Chennai makes its debut in Namma Bengaluru
Unboxing BLR Habba 2023: The 11-day mega festival brings together art & culture, technology, literature, design and more
Karthigai Deepam 2023: Tamil Nadu’s Rajalakshmi Sivasankaran is the empress of exquisite lamps
In the green heart: Bengaluru’s Green Literature Festival is back with its third edition
Gallery: Smoke House Deli brings its first ever Pizza Festival to Bengaluru!
Beating to the drums of change: 11 women dhakis are in the limelight at this Durga Puja celebrations in Hyderabad
A celebration of signs and sentiments: Madras Photo Bloggers makes their Navaratri photowalk an inclusive affair

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