Why do we celebrate Sri Vithappa Fair?

Sri Vithappa Fair is organized to honor Vithappa deity in the Vithappa village. The three day fair takes place in the month of September or October in Vithappa village, Karnataka in India.

The celebrations are marked by the grand procession in which devotees carry the sacred deity in a palanquin accompanied by 60 parties of drumers. To please Vithappa deity the devotees offer animal sacrifice.

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