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{{short description|Aravan Festival }}
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| holiday_name = Aravan Festival
| image = Aravan.jpg
| caption = Aravan Festival
| observedby = particularly [[Tamils|Tamil]] people in [[India]],
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| type = Tamil
| significance = Thirukalyanam festival. Celebrating the marriage festival of Aravan and Pongiyammal 15 days long
| relatedto = [[Iravan|Aravan]] and Pongiyammal
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| frequency = Annual
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| official_name = Aravan Thirukalyana Thiruvizha
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| nickname = Koothandavar Thiruvizha
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'''Aravan Festival'''<ref>{{cite news|date=17 November 2013|title=A Koothandavar fest without TGs in Coimbatore|newspaper=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2013/nov/17/a-koothandavar-fest-without-tgs-in-coimbatore-538361.html |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref> also known as "Koothandavar Thiruvizha" is festival celebrated in seven places in [[Coimbatore]] city such as [[Vellalore]], [[Thudiyalur]], [[Kurichi]], [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]], [[Annur]], [[Vadavalli]] and Kattampatti since ancient times. It is celebrated for the [[Iravan|Aravan]], a major character in Hindu epic [[Mahabarata]].<ref>{{cite news|date=9 November 2016|title=Aravan festival in the city of Coimbatore|newspaper=The Hindu Tamil|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/spirituals/86563-.html |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Legend==
According to [[Hindu mythology]], the third Pandava prince [[Arjuna]] married [[Nāga|Naga]] princess named [[Ulupi]]. They gave birth to a prince named [[Iravan|Aravan]]. The prince was raised by his mythological grandfather [[Indra]] by hiding the secrets about his father [[Arjuna]]. During the time of [[Mahabharata|Mahabharata War]], his grandfather [[Indra]] revealed the identity about his father to [[Iravan|Aravan]]. Then he decided to participate in the [[Mahabharata|Mahabharata War]], in the [[Pandava]] side and win the battle. When he visited the battlefield at [[Kurukshetra]], he was welcomed by [[Duryodhana]] in the disguise that he is his father [[Arjuna]]. In the meanwhile, [[Krishna]] gets to understand the spectacular and amazing ability of [[Iravan|Aravan]] to win the war in a single second. [[Krishna]] gets promise from [[Iravan|Aravan]] to sacrifice his life in the sake of winning the war considering the massive ability of [[Iravan|Aravan]] and the need of conveying a message to the world by conducting the entire war without any interference. Before the sacrifice ceremony, the Pandava prince [[Iravan|Aravan]] was married to Pongaliammal from Ayothiapattinam. Finally the sacrifice of [[Iravan|Aravan]] was done in the presence and leadership of his mythological grandfather [[Indra]] in [[Kurukshetra]].<ref>{{cite news|date=9 November 2016|title=History of Aravan|newspaper=The Hindu Tamil|url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/spirituals/86563-.html|access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Annur Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Pausha|Thai]] in [[Annur]].<ref>{{cite news|date=17 November 2019|title=Aravan Festival in Annur|newspaper=Dinamalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/margazhi/detail.php?id=102065|access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Kattampatti Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Pausha|Thai]] in Kattampatti.<ref>{{cite news|date=26 February 2013|title=Aravan Festival in Kattampatti|newspaper=Dinamalar|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-district-news-coimbatore/news/655237 |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Thudiyalur Aravan Festival==

The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Bhadra (Hindu calendar)|Purattasi]] in [[Thudiyalur]].<ref>{{cite web
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==Kurichi Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Ashvin (month)|Aiipasi]] in [[Kurichi]] with the share of over fourteen communities.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 December 2016|title=Aravan festival in Kurichi|newspaper=Dinamaalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=118980 |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Singanallur Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Kārtika (month)|Karthigai]] in [[Singanallur, Coimbatore|Singanallur]], Neelikonampalayam and Kallimadai with the share of over eight communities. It is the largest of the seven Aravan festivals in the city. It is held in Aravan and Pongaliamman temples.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 December 2016|title=Aravan Festival in Singanallur|newspaper=Dinamaalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/news_detail.php?id=86312 |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 April 2018|title=Aravan Festival in Singanallur|newspaper=Daily Thanthi|url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Others/Devotional/2018/04/25114957/transgender--may-Kuttantavar-festival.vpf |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=10 May 2017|title=Aravan Festival in Tamilnadu|newspaper=Maalaimalar|url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2017/05/10112848/1084526/koovagam-koothandavar-temple-villupuram.vpf|access-date=2022-01-23|archive-date=23 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220423082857/https://www.maalaimalar.com/devotional/devotionaltopnews/2017/05/10112848/1084526/koovagam-koothandavar-temple-villupuram.vpf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Vellalore Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Agrahayana|Margazhi]] in [[Vellalore]] along the banks of [[Noyyal River]] and in Darmaraja and Pongaliamman temples.<ref>{{cite news|date=28 December 2016|title=Aravan festival in Thudiyalur|newspaper=Dinamaalar|url=https://temple.dinamalar.com/New.php?id=2313 |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==Vadavalli Aravan Festival==
The festival is celebrated in the month of [[Phalguna|Panguni]] in [[Vadavalli]].<ref>{{cite news|date=17 November 2019|title=Aravan Festival in Vadavalli|newspaper=Dinamalar|url=https://www.dinamalar.com/news/tamil-nadu-district-news-coimbatore/news/2413428 |access-date=2022-01-23}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Tamil festivals]]
[[Category:Culture of Coimbatore]]
[[Category:Tamil culture]]
[[Category:Hindu festivals in India]]

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