UNESCO tag for ‘Paruveta Utsavam’ Festival UPSC

INTACH is working to have UNESCO recognize the annual ‘Paruveta Utsavam’ as an intangible cultural heritage. The Sri Narasimha Swamy temple in Ahobilam holds an annual mock hunting festival that promotes communal harmony.
The deity from the temple is taken to the nearby Chenchu tribal hamlets for 40 days, and people from all castes participate in the celebration. Different communities contribute to the festival, such as the Vadla Kammara community making the Palanquin, Chenchus collecting items from the forest, and the Mala community reciting Vachanas.

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