Experience the Top 10 Festivals of Coimbatore

Pongal: A four-day harvest festival celebrated in January, Pongal is a time for farmers to give thanks for a bountiful crop.

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Puthandu: Marking the Tamil New Year, Puthandu usually falls in April.

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Navratri and Dussehra: These nine-day and ten-day festivals, respectively, celebrate the victory of good over evil.

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Koniamman Temple Car Festival: Held in March or April, this temple festival is dedicated to the goddess Koniamman, the protector deity against diseases.

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Ayudha Puja and Karthigai Deepam: Falling around September or October, Ayudha Puja is a day to worship tools, machinery, and vehicles.

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Deepawali: The festival of lights, Deepawali, is celebrated with great enthusiasm in Coimbatore. Homes are decorated with diyas (clay lamps), firecrackers are burst, and sweets are exchanged.

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Onam: A harvest festival of Kerala, Onam is celebrated with grandeur by the Malayali community in Coimbatore. Elaborate floral arrangements (Ona Sadhya) are prepared, and folk dances like Kathakali are performed.

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Seedling Planting Festival: A unique festival held in June, the Seedling Planting Festival promotes agriculture and environmental consciousness. People plant saplings and take a pledge to protect trees.

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