नारळी पौर्णिमा

Narali Poornima........ is celebrated in the month of August and is also known as Coconut day. This festival is dedicated to the god of sea,VARUN. Mainly this festival is celebrated by the fishermen at the end of the monsoon- the start of the new fishing season. They decorate their boats with colors and flower garlands and offer coconut to the sea. The fishermen try to appease the sea god for their safety and good fishing business. They all sing and dance on this day and prepare sweet coconut rice for the day.