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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|cultural festival in Karaikal, Puducherry, India}}<br />
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'''Karaikal Carnival''' is a cultural [[festival]] organised by the tourism department,{{which|date=January 2013}} during the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] Festival in [[Karaikal]], one of the four parts of the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], to promote tourism in the district.<br />
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== Events ==<br />
The events of [[Carnival]] includes competitive ingredients, lot of cultural and sports events like [[Marathon]], [[Road bicycle racing|Cycle Race]], [[Bullock cart]] Race, etc., for students and the public.<br />
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== Entertainment Elements ==<br />
The entertainment included the cinematic attractions like [[folk music]] by popular artists, [[Orchestra]]s [[theatre]]s by pioneers in the field.<br />
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== Airshow ==<br />
For the first time ever, the people of the [[Karaikal]] District experienced an [[airshow]] during 2007 performed by the personnel of [[Indian Air Force]], where the people of IAF [[parachute]]d out of a [[helicopter]] from a height of 3000 feet.<br />
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== Flotilla ==<br />
A [[flotilla]] will be constructed in [[Arasalar River]] at Beach Road where one can dine in midst the water.<br />
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== Carnival Song ==<br />
A song was composed by Mr. Natarajan, son of 'Kalaikavalar' Karai Subbaiya and was played for audience at the valedictory function during 2007. The song can be downloaded.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://audio.isg.si/audiox/?q=node%2F8959 |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184301/http://audio.isg.si/audiox/?q=node%2F8959 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was accustomed as "Carnival Song".<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://karaikal.gov.in The Government's Website]<br />
* [http://www.chennaionline.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=%7B133B2E0F-DB4C-49B0-B241-A8853D8FF39D%7D&CATEGORYNAME=Tamil+Nadu On Chennai Online]<br />
* [http://nagarealm.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3034 Nagland Team Leaves for the fête ]<br />
== Reference ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
[[Category:Cultural festivals in India]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Puducherry]]<br />
[[Category:Entertainment events in India]]<br />
[[Category:Karaikal]]<br />
[[Category:Festivals in Karaikal]]</div>>Lennart97