Kolam drawing competition at Mohanam
On the weekend of Mother’s birthday, February 21-22, the Puducherry
Village Heritage Festival was held in the neighbouring village of Alankuppam.
Just one week prior, the Director of the Tourism Department of the Puducherry
Government approached the Mohanam Cultural Centre organizers who had proposed
to organize the festival and gave them a green light. Government officials knew
of Mohanam’s past work, and were confident it could prepare and execute a
successful festival in such a short time period.The result proved the
Government right. The two-day festival involved three villages within the
Puducherry district: Alankuppam, Sanjeevi Nagar and Annai Nagar, and included
art exhibitions, folk and classical performances, as well as traditional games,
such as Ilavattakal Thukuthal (lifting a heavy stone) and Pallanghuzi (played
on a board with pits). Over 14 different food stalls kept the crowds fed with
traditional foods, and the 16 cra...
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