Karivela
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Karivela is a festival in which many volunteers paint in black with charcoal
(Kari in Malayalam language) and walk through the streets, this festival is conducted as part of other festivals, like Nemmara Vela
, Kuthira Vela
etc. These men usually controls the people who come to watch the festival. Kari Vela is usually seen in Palakkad District
of Kerala
, south India
.
Charcoal
Charcoal is the dark grey residue consisting of carbon, and any remaining ash, obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances. Charcoal is usually produced by slow pyrolysis, the heating of wood or other substances in the absence of oxygen...
(Kari in Malayalam language) and walk through the streets, this festival is conducted as part of other festivals, like Nemmara Vela
Nemmara Vela
Nemmara, a small village in the Palakkad District of Kerala state, southern India is known far and wide for its 'Vela' festival known as Nemmara-Vallangi Vela.-Description:...
, Kuthira Vela
Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela
Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela or Angadi Vela is a festival conducted in a small village called Tathamangalam in Palakkad District of Kerala, south India. Kuthira meand "Horse" and Vela means "Festival" in Malayalam language. During this festival a grant Horse race is conducted by the local people...
etc. These men usually controls the people who come to watch the festival. Kari Vela is usually seen in Palakkad District
Palakkad district
Palakkad District is one of the 14 districts of the Indian state of Kerala. The city of Palakkad is the district headquarters. Palakkad is bordered on the northwest by the Malappuram District, on the southwest by the Thrissur District and on the east by Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The...
of Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, south India
South India
South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...
.