Kerala - Culture

Culture

During Onam, Kerala's biggest celebration, Keralites create pookkalam (floral carpet) designs in front of their houses. Thrissur Pooram festival The annual snake boat race is performed during Onam Celebrations on the Pamba River Main article: Culture of Kerala

The culture of Kerala is composite and cosmopolitan in nature and it's an integral part of Indian culture. It has been elaborated through centuries of contact with neighboring and overseas cultures. However, the geographical insularity of Kerala from the rest of the country has resulted in development of a distinctive lifestyle, art, architecture, language, literature and social institutions. There are around 10,000 festivals celebrated in the state. The Malayalam calendar, a solar calendar started from 825 CE in Kerala, finds common usage in planning agricultural and religious activities.

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