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Muthyallman car festival held during the month of march or april every year in shivajinagar,Bangalore, is a quite a favorite among locals. This festival occurs in two phases the first phase starts by pulling the big Chariot(called periya theru) from the Muthyallman temple entrance and goes all the way round thimmiah road area. once the big chariot(called periya theru ) reaches back to the temple. Phase two kick starts where the idols of gods from different temples across the area are gathered in their chariots(theru's) at around 12:00 am and start the procession around the thimmiah road area where the devotees offer prayers and offerings to the god's.

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The Muthallama car festival very popular among locals in Bangalore has been celebrated for more than 70 years in Shivajinagara a popular place in Bangalore, This Festival occurs in two Stages first being the procession of the Periaya Theru(Big Chariot) and second is called "Pallike" which is procession of more than 50 chariots at once Huge crowd gathers to visit this festival which occurs in the month of April. Here are some Pictures of this Festival.   

Pongal is Festival celebrated in South India, Pongal is celebrated by the farmers to welcome the change in Season, pongal is celebrated for 4 days each day representing different type of pongal which are Bogi festival, Thai Pongal, Mattu pongal and Kaanum pongal.pongal is also a festival celebrating prosperity,pongal is called as Sankranti in Kannada. and Makara Sankranti in Sanskrti meaning sun entering the Zodiac sign of Capricorn .

The Varushapirapu is the Tamil New Year, it is a time for celebrating new and prosperous beginnings. The 13th of April is the beginning of the first month Chittirai of the Tamil year (Nandhana year), which is celebrated as the New Year and is also known as "Chittirai Vishu". Varusham is the Tamil word for "year" and 'Pirapu' can be translated as the "birth" or "beginning" or "commencement" of an event. According to Hindu mythology, on this day the Creator of the world Lord Brahma started creation. On the Tamil New Year's Day, poojas are performed in various temples  

   T he New year festival or Ugadi comes close on the heels of Holi. While the strong colors of Holi start fading away, the freshness of spring lingers on with sprightliness all around. The flame of the forest (trees with bright red flowers that blossom during holi) are in full bloom signifying an affluent season.It is believed that the creator of the Hindu pantheon Lord Brahma started creation on this day - Chaitra suddha padhyami or the Ugadi day. Also the great Indian Mathematician Bhaskaracharya's calculations proclaimed the Ugadi day from the sunrise on as the beginning of the new year, new month and new day. The onset of spring also marks a beginning of new life with plants (barren until now) acquiring new life, shoots and leaves. Spring is considered the first season of the year hence also heralding a new year and a new beginning. The vibrancy of life and verdent fields, meadows full of colorful blossoms signifies growth, prosperity and well-being.s W ith the c...