Category Archives: July 2014

Korzok Gustor

The Korzok Gustor is celebrated by the Korzok Monastery in Korzok Village, one of the highest permanent villages of India, located in Jammu & Kashmir. This is a very important festival for the Changpa nomads of Tibetan plateau. Dancers who perform in this festival will represent Dharmapalas of Buddhist pantheon. (source: whenis.in)

Korzok Village

Eid Mubarak!

Eid ul-Fitr falls on the first day of the Islamic month of Shawwal coincides with the end of the holy month of Ramdaan is a Feast of Breaking the Fast of their dawn-to-sunset fasting during Ramdaan occassion celebrated by Islamic community. This is celebrated Worldwide to thank him for his Blessings. (source: whenis.in)

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Aanayoottu

The Aanayoottu means feeding of elephants is a festival where a number of unadorned elephants are positioned for people to worship and feed them. In this ritual medicinal food are specially prepared to feed the elephants. The festival is celebrated on the first day of the month of Karkkidakam which falls n the month of July at the Vadakkunnathan temple in Thrissur, Kerala. (source: whenis.in)

Aanayoottu