Kerala Culture & Art forms

Kerala’s culture is truly one of its kind. Here everyone feels at home and no one is an alien. Hospitality is a part of daily life even in the remotest places of Kerala. All major different religious sects of India co-exist here in harmony here. Go to any random place in Kerala and look around, you are at a hub of faiths. This 100% literate state has wonderful offering of aesthetic treats in the form of its art foms and festivals. Some major art forms in Kerala are:
- Koodiyattom
- Mohiniyattom
- Patakom
- Pallipana
- Kuthiyottam
- Mudiyettu
- Koothu
- Bhagavathyppattu
- Theeyattu
- Kavadiyattom
- Theyyam
- Kurathiyattom
- Kathakali
- Poorakali
- Thullal
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Major Festivals
- Onam
- Vishu
- Thiruvathira
- Thrikarthika
- Pooram
- Shivarathri
- Vela
- Pongala
- Deepavali
- Navarathri
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Major Religious and Cultural events
- Thrissur Pooram
- Attukal Pongala
- Nehru Trophy Boat Race
- Malayatoor Pilgrimage
- Perunkaliyattom in northern Kerala
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