Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela
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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. The riders are from neighbouring state Tamil Nadu
.
One can see so many volunteers painted in black with charcoal
, these men are guards who controls the people standing on the road side to see the race, this is also called Kari Vela.
Tathamangalam
Tattamangalam is a part of Chittur-Tattamangalam municipality in Palakkad district of Kerala, in South India, spread over an area of 33.57 km2. It was a part of the princely state of Cochin before India received independence from Britain...
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...
. Kuthira meand "Horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
" and Vela means "Festival" in Malayalam language. During this festival a grant Horse race is conducted by the local people. The riders are from neighbouring state Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
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One can see so many volunteers painted in black with charcoal
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...
, these men are guards who controls the people standing on the road side to see the race, this is also called Kari Vela.