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GK QUESTION#452

The Kandali Festival, celebrated every 12 years, is associated with which Indian state?

  1. ASikkim
  2. BUttarakhandCorrect answer
  3. CHimachal Pradesh
  4. DArunachal Pradesh
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B. Uttarakhand

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Uttarakhand. The Kandali Festival (also known as Kirji Festival) is a unique tribal festival celebrated in the Chaudans Valley of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. It is observed every 12 years by the Rung tribe (Shauka community), coinciding with the blooming of the Kandali plant (Strobilanthes wallichii).

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