Paruveta Utsavam
The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is making efforts to get the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to declare the annual ‘Paruveta’ (mock hunting festival), as an ‘intangible cultural heritage’.
About the Utsavam
- It is an annual mock hunting festival held at the Sri Narasimha Swamy temple in Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh.
- The 600-year-old Ahobila Mutt, through the ‘Guru Parampara’, oversees the temple.
Symbol
- The festival serves as a testament to communal harmony. During this time, the deity from the inner sanctum of the temple is carried to the 32 Chenchu tribal settlements surrounding Ahobilam ....
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