What are the major cultural and heritage festivals of Thiruvananthapuram? Major Festivals of Thiruvananthapuram includes: the most spectacular Onam Celebrations taking place in Trivandrum. The weeklong celebration comes to an end with a massive cultural procession from Kowdiar palace to East Fort. Attukal Pongala is the largest annual gathering of women in the world for religious purposes. The International Film Festival of Kerala is Asia’s largest film festival in terms of viewer participation. The ‘Feast of Christ the King ‘is celebrated at The Vettukad Church. Kovalam Literary Festival is a writer’s festival. Soorya Festival is acclaimed as the longest-running cultural festival in the world and reflects the sound of music, dance, and traditional art forms of India. Beemapally ‘Uroos', is held annually to commemorate Syedunnisa Beema Beevi, a saintly lady. Nishagandhi Festival is a 7-day long cultural fest that showcases the beauty and grandeur of Indian classical dance and music to the world. Swathi Sangeethotsavam pays homage to Swati Tirunal by devoting the entire festival to his compositions. It aims at developing and sustaining interest in classical music in the young budding musical talents of today.

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