Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c25.s1.1

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There are detailed notices of some of the most important religious festivals and amusements of Vijayanagara in the accounts of foreign travellers which may be examined with the aid of inscriptions and literature. The most magnificent festivals were those held in connection with the great temple cars and the Mahānavami. Two other festivals also appeared singular to foreigners and these were the Hōḷi and the Siḍi (or Sēḍi.) We shall not dwell on the philosophical or symbolic significance of these celebrations but shall merely describe them in order to complete the account of the life of the people of Vijayanagara.¹