Karaga Festival

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Karaga festival is a holy festival celebrated in the city of Bangalore. In this Karaga, the name given to clay pots symbolizing power(Shakti) are carnied by devotees on their heads in a procession that ends at Sampangi tank, where the pots are finally soused in water. The 12 miles long procession starts in the night. Devotees have to balance the pots on their heads so as to guard them from falling. It is believed that the balancing of the pot tests the strength of the character of the devotees. The same ritual is followed by the priest (decked up like a woman) in the main temple procession. The Karaga festival falls in the months of March and April. The historic festival is being celebrated by Tigala Community for over hundred years and has not lost its authenticity and uniqueness till date.