Delightful Festivals of Kerala

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Navaratri is one of the greatest Hindu festivals. It symbolizes the triumph of good over evil. Navaratri takes place at the beginning of October around harvest time. People of Kerala celebrate Navaratri in a befitting manner. The Saraswati puja and Ayudha Puja are performed.On the Durgashtami day a ceremony called Poojavaipu is performed in the evening .Just before the Poojavaipu, all studies and work which mainly require skill, are suspended.
Then a Puja is performed to Saraswati during which fruits, beaten rice, roasted paddy (malar), jaggery etc, are offered to Her. The following day is known as Mahanavami and it is totally devoted to the worship of Saraswati Pooja is performed both in the morning and in the evening.
On the Vijayadasami day after a Puja in the morning, the Books and implements are removed from the room and this ceremony is called `Puja Eduppu'.
The time for the break up of the puja marks the beginning of learning and work.At this auspicious moment the children for the first time are given instructions to write the first fe w alphabets on rice or sand. They are thus initiated into the world of knowledge. This is called `Ezhuthinu Iruthu' or 'Vidyarambham' and according to custom only after this ceremony child becomes entitled to write or read. Please go ahead on Kerala Tourism and enjoy the delightful festivals of Kerala.