festivals

Mangaluru’s most celebrated festivals are:

• Naga Panchami (where snakes are worshipped and offered milk; a tribute to Snake deity/God)
• Maha Shivaratri (a festival dedicated to Lord Shiva)
• Christmas – most Christians and Hindus also celebrate this famous festival here
• Navrathri (a 10-day Hindu festival, where Goddess Durga is worshipped)
• Deepavali – The festival of Lights; India’s most popular and widely celebrated festival