KERALA AND

LADAKH
THEIR LOCATION AND FESTIVALS

BY:AASHI
 LOCATION
KERALA LADAKH
 Situated in the  It is a part of Jammu
southwestern tip of and Kashmir in North
Indian peninsula India.
 KERALA
Flanked by
• Arabian Sea on the
west,
• Karnataka on the
north & northeast
• Tamil Nadu on the
east.
•Malabar coast with
Western Ghats runs
along its length.
 LADAKH
• Extends from the
Kunlun mountain
range to the main
Great Himalayas to
the south.
• Consists of two
districts , Leh and
Kargil.
 FESTIVALS

KERALA LADAKH
Many festivals are held in Many festivals are held in
Kerala including : Ladakh including :

 Onam Losar

 Eid Shey Shrupla

Christmas Hemis Chheshu

New year , etc. These festivals are known as

monastic festivals.
 Onam
KERALA

• Onam is the
biggest festival
celebrated in
Kerala.
•Marks the
homecoming of
Emperor Mahabali
 Onam feast

ONAM

• Many types of
dishes are
prepared
during the
Onam feast.
 Snakeboat races

ONAM
• Snakeboats
races during the
festival are
popular tourist
attraction.
• Religious and
secular festivals
form an integral
part of its
cultural heritage.
 LOSAR
• Marks the
beginning of the
New year .
• Considered to be
most important
festival of
Ladakh.
 HEMIS
CHHESHU

• Biggest summer
festival held in
Ladakh
• It marks the birth
anniversary Guru
Padmasambhaba
 HEMIS
CHHESHU
• Masked dance
known as
“Chham Dance”
is performed.
• Symbolizes the
victory of right
over wrong ,
good over evil
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