Festivals are known to cut through the caste, creed and other disparities that are known to divide a group of people. It is always a feast to the eye when people defying all the boundaries drum up for the special occasions that distinguishes a culture. In other words these festivals make the culture and are the recourse to preserve the identity in the whims of our life when miscellaneous whammy acts are pervasive. Salem is no different from the rest of Tamil Nadu in solemnizing the rich and resplendent festivals across the district.
Read MoreFestivals like Bhogi, Pongal, Mattu Pongal, Samathuva Pongal are very well celebrated in Salem besides the festivals in the varied temples lingering the whole of the year. People of all age groups garner for the sundry festivals to uphold the spirit of the Tamil. It is always recommended to visit Tamil Nadu during the Pongal season when Bhogi, Maatu Pongal, Samathuva Pongal are also concurrently observed and it falls typically in January. The relevant cultural info of Tamil Nadu, in this case of Salem is definitely procured during these exuberant fiestas.
Some of the important festivals enjoyed across the district are enlisted below:
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