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Festivals

• Ugadi: The Kannada New Year is celebrated with festivities, prayers, and feasts
• Dussehra: Celebrated with religious processions, fairs, and cultural performances
• Ramzan: The Muslim community celebrates Ramzan with fasting, prayers, and feasts, culminating in the celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr
• Diwali: The festival of lights is celebrated with traditional rituals, fireworks, and lighting of diyas
• Basava Jayanti: Celebrated by the Lingayat community in honor of Basava, the 12th-century saint, with processions and religious gatherings
• Makar Sankranti: Celebrated with kite flying and community feasts, marking the harvest season