Mavelicus 2025 Onam celebrations to begin in Kozhikode on August 31
The celebrations will begin on August 31 with Pookkalam contests in around 100 locations across the city and the winners will receive attractive cash awards. The city will be illuminated as part of the celebrations from August 31.
Cultural programmes, including dance and music, will be held at nine venues— the Kozhikode beach, LuLu Mall, Bhatt Road Beach, Tali, Kuttichira, Mananchira, Town Hall, Beypore and Sargaalaya Arts and Crafts Village at Iringal. Around 50 artistes from different parts of the country will be part of the celebrations. Celebrated musicians, including Shaktisree Gopalan, K.S. Chitra, Raftar, Jonita Gandhi, Sid Sreeram, M. Jayachandran, Sivamani, Naresh Iyer, Sithara Krishnakumar, K.S. Harishankar and Jyotsna, will perform. Music bands such as 'The Manganiyar Seduction' from Rajasthan, Almaram, Kavvali brothers, Cubo from Italy, Sanka Tribe, and Oorali will perform at various venues. Artistes such as Navya Nair, Paris Lakshmi, Shan Rahman, Job Kurien, Sreenivas, Asha Sarath, DJ Jas, Yogi Sekhar, Rima Kallingal, Abhaya Hiranmayi, Rajalakshmi, Sudeep, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Bijibal, Shahbas Aman, Jassie Gift and Kannur Sherif will also perform.
While the Kozhikode Beach, LuLu Mall, Beypore and Sargaalaya will be the main venues for the cultural programmes, the Town Hall, Mananchira, Kuttichira, Tali and Bhatt Road will host art forms such as puppetry, drama, Mudiyettu and folk songs.
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An exhibition-cum-sale, food festival, a book festival in honour of M.T. Vasudevan Nair, craft fair, and investor meet will also be held as part of the celebrations.
The Onam celebrations will be organised jointly by the Department of Tourism, Kerala Arts and Crafts Village, and the District Tourism Promotion Council. Details of Mevelicus 2025 are available on the Mavelicus mobile application launched recently.
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