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The Hindu
The Hindu
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The Hindu Bureau

Nilambur tribespeople celebrate ‘Nankonam’ with dance, music

The tribespeople living in the jungles of Nilambur had the most memorable Onam celebrations this year, thanks to a helping hand extended to them by the officials of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the Jan Sikshan Sansthan (JSS).

They named the event Nankonam 2023 as 1,000-odd tribal men, women and children came out of their hamlets and celebrated Onam at an auditorium in Nilambur town. Members of 375 families from 18 tribal colonies took part in the celebrations held as part of the Integrated Tribal Development Project being jointly implemented by the NABARD and the JSS.

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