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Kerala Festivals
Kerala's festival calendar mixes Hindu, Christian, and Muslim traditions with its own Malayalam calendar (Kollam era). Onam in Chingam (August-September) is the flagship 10-day festival. Vishu marks the Malayalam New Year. Thrissur Pooram is the world-famous elephant temple festival, and Attukal Pongala holds the Guinness record for the largest all-women gathering.
Vishu
📅 Tuesday, 14 April 2026
Malayalam New Year — kani (auspicious sight) at dawn
Thrissur Pooram
📅 April-May
Grand elephant temple festival
Onam (10 days)
📅 Wednesday, 26 August 2026
Return of King Mahabali — pookalam, sadya, Vallamkali
Attukal Pongala
📅 March
World's largest women's festival — cooking rice in earthen pots
Guruvayur Ekadashi
📅 November-December
Krishna festival at Guruvayur
Sabarimala Mandala-Makaravilakku
📅 Nov 16 - Jan 14
Ayyappa pilgrimage season
Christmas & Easter
📅 Dec 25 / March-April
Major Christian festivals — 20% of Kerala is Christian
Karthika Deepam
📅 Tuesday, 24 November 2026
Lamp lighting at Ayyappan temples
Dates for 2026 are worked out from the panchang — for New Delhi, or for the reference city of the state's own calendar where it has one. Where only a season is shown, the date is fixed locally each year.
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