The Karthiga Deepam: This is a festival which is celebrated in South India which comes in the month of Karthigai with the star of Karthiga which also happens to be a fullmoon day. While most people burn splinters and crackers, (all the left over crackers of the Deepavali is used up on this day) the older generation had the practice of creating beautiful fireworks using local materials and methods.
A small container is tied to the end of a string and the container is filled with charcoal (burning) and dried and powdered pollen of palm trees which when comes into contact with the burning charcoal gets ignited and when the string is rotated, it gives out beautiful fireworks. Children, women and elders take turn and rotate this to create beautiful circular patterns which is a treat for the eyes.
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