South India
South India is one of the beautiful Part of India
which includes the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, the union
territories of Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Puducherry. Which cover almost
19.31% and covering the southern part of the peninsular deccan plateau. South
India is bounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, Arabian Sea in the west and
the Indian Ocean in the south. Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri, Tungabhadra and
Vaigai are important rivers in south india.
There are some awesome cities there like Chennai,
Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Visakhapatnam, Madurai, Mysore, Kozhikode,
Tiruchirappalli, Thiruvananthapuram, Salem and Mangalore. South India is full
of beautiful tourist places like Goa , Kerala, Manglore, Andaman and Nikobar,
Lakshyadeep, Chennai, Mahabalipura, Madurai, Hampi, Tanjore, Munnar, Kovalam
etc. It is not only popular for its natural beauty but also famous for Indian
spices because it is the main agriculture here. This part of India is also
famous for beautiful temples and Cuisines. One can enjoy here nice spa and
massage because South India is the most recommended place where you can get
high quality massage parlour and Ayurveda centres.
The majority of the people in South India speak
Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. The economy of South India has registered
higher than national average growth over the past three decades. Literacy rate in the south India is higher
than the national average with approximately 81% of the population capable of
reading and writing. The fertility rate in Southern part of India is 1.9, the
lowest of all regions in India. European people arrived in south India by 15th –
18th century, French and British were involved in a protracted struggle for
military control over the South India. Now
let’s explore some interesting facts of South India
Festivals South India
Onam
It is one of the important festivals of Kerala. Everyone celebrate it in the beginning of the first month of the Malayalam calendar. It is the harvest festival of Kerala. Onam festival was declared the national festival of Kerala in 1961. The carnival of Onam goes four to ten days. The first and the tenth day,) Atham and Thiruonam ) are the most significant days. We celebrate this festival to welcome the King Mahabali who, according to the popular legend, used to visit his people annually on the festival of Onam. Onam is incomplete without mentioning the Onam Sadya. Sadya is a nine-course meal which includes the seasonal vegetables served on Banana leaves.
Thrissur Pooram
It is the most famous festival of Kerala which
people celebrate in the month of Medam according to the Malayalam calendar when
the moon rises with the Pooram star in the month of April or May. The Raja Rama
Verma started this festival from the Vadakkunnathan Temple. This festival begins
with flag hoisting and fireworks. People prepare and exhibit the various crafts
like the golden elephant caparison, elephant accoutrements and ornamental fans.
The last day is known as Pakal Pooram where idols are taken back to their
respective temples.
Hampi Utsav
Hampi Utsav is celebrated in the state of Karnataka in Hampi on the first week of November. This festival of Hampi goes for three days in the first week of November and also popular as the Vijay Utsav. The puppet shows, fireworks and the processions display the cultural of this place and It includes heritage site such as rock climbing, rural and water sports. It also shows the handicrafts and puppets created by the local craftsmen.
Ugadi
This intresting festival is popular in Andhra
Pradesh and it comes in the month of Chaitra March or April according to Hindu
calendar. This festival means the Telugu New Year and starting of the Hindu
lunar calendar. Women make rangolis and uses mango leaves to decorate the
entrances of homes and shops and Business offices. Ugadi is a festival of joy and
happiness for beginning of a new year.The culinary delights of this festival
include some dishes like Bellam Garelu, Semiya Payasam, Atukulu Payasam, Pappu,
Vankaya Batani and pulusu. The Ugadi Pachadi is a beautiful mix of six
different flavours, from sweet to bitter, symbolic of the different phases of
life. People visit temples to seek blessings for wealth, prosperity and
success.
Mahamaham Festival
This festival will be celebrated in Tamil Nadu at
year 2028. Because on that day Jupiter will enter in the sign of leo. Everyone
celebrate this festival once in twelve years in the holy Mahamaham pond in the
Kumbakonam town in Tamil Nadu. The festival starts with taking a bath in the
Mahamaham pond. People believe that once in twelve years holy rivers Ganga and
Yamuna meet at this palce and taking a bath here takes away all of our sins.
This tank has twenty holy wells which are name of twenty holy rivers of India.
Pongal
People celebrate this festival with joy and happiness everywhere in Tamil Nadu on 14th January every year. Actually Pongal is the harvest festival of Tamil Nadu. The word Pongal meaning is ‘to boil’ which associate with the idea of milk boiling in a clay pot, a symbol of prosperity in Tamil Nadu. It is known as Lohri and Makar Sankranti in other parts of the India. On this festival, people harvest crops like cereals, turmeric, sugarcane and rice. Two important activities of the day are the boiling of rice and milk in an earthen pot which all offer to the God Sun.
Mysore Dussehra
This Beautiful festival is very popular in
Karnataka which comes in September or October. ‘’Dussehra’’ is one of the
festival that indicates the victory of good or evil. People enjoy a big celebration
of this festival in Mysore over a period of ten days. On this occasion they
illuminate The Mysore Palace with almost 100,000 lamps daily in the evening and
the special durbar where everyone warship the royal sword. The kings of
Vijayanagar kingdom started celebrating this festival from 15th century.
Everyone celebrate the victory of Goddess Chamundeshwari who killed the demon
on this day of Vijay Dashmi. The traditional celebration of the festival
includes the Jamboo Savari, (A parade of beautifully adorned elements that
carry the idol of Goddess Chamundeshwari). This torch-light parade is also popular
as Panjina Kavayithu. which starts from Mysore Palace and ends at Bannimantap.
Karga
Karaga festival is celebrated in Karnataka on the Full moon of Chaitra in March or April. It is one of the oldest festivals of Karnataka. Karaga is celebrated in honor of Goddess Shakti at the famous temple in Bangalore state. The festival shows rich cultural heritage of Karnataka. People celebrate this festival for nine days with massive rituals.
South Indian Traditional Costume
South Indian Traditional cloth for women is sari but
now a days they wear salwar and kurti and skirt as well But in the offices
women wear pant and shirt, while the men wear a type of lunghi, which could be
in white color lunghi or Black but usually people prefer white because south
India is bit hot so white color is a bad conductor of heat so people use white
lungi. On the occasion of marrige men also wear shirt with lunghi or pant. But
in temple men usually wear only lungi and upper part they cover with a shawl.
Cushine of South India
South Indian food is known for its spicy and aromatic smell. Hyderabad briyani serve directly from the clay pot and the dosa is made with fresh grind rice paste. Dishes from South India are not only delicious but also nourishing and digestible actually all south Indian dishes are light and easy to cook and digestive. Rice is the staple food of South India, where coconuts and spices are often uses in abundant for flavour, seasoning, nutrition, taste and appearance in the dish. Some south Indian dishes name are Dosa , idly, sambar, fish with rice, chicken with rice, utapam, Vada, Samosa, Dal, Baji puri etc.
Weather of South India
Weather of South India is usually hot and humid.
But in winter Season is the best time to visit south India because the temperature
remains between 20–30 °C and less humidity. Winter season starts from December
till February, during the winter we experience less rain and less humidity
.Best time to visit south India is end of the year till February. But one can
visit south India throughout the year because there is very less changes in the
temperature. The climate in Southern India season has very slight variations.
Monsoon Season has only marginally more rain than
other time. One should wear light weight clothes and carrying an umbrella is
recommended the year. During summer many people move to hill stations, which
provide relief from the extreme heat of the lowlands. Most of the hotels use
air-conditioning during hot weather. But there are some advantages of this
summer as well because it help to grow some awesome spices plants in the whole
south India.
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