What day is the the festival initiated by Asumal Sirumalani held on every year?
Asaram Asharam Bapu was born on 17 April 1941, in the Berani village of the Nawabshah District in British India (Present-day Berani Town is located in Jam Nawaz Ali Tehsil of District Sanghar Sindh Pakistan), to Menhgiba and Thaumal Sirumalani. His birthname was Asumal Thaumal Harpalani or Asumal Sirumalani.
Nishagandhi Puraskaram Nishagandhi Puraskaram or Nishagandhi award (Malayalam : നിശാഗന്ധി പുരസ്കാരം) is an annual award instituted by the Tourism Department of Kerala in India to honour personalities in the fields of music and dance . The award comprises a purse of 1,50,000 Indian Rupees , a citation, and a statuette. It is presented annually on behalf of the "Nishagandhi Dance and Music Festival", a cultural programme organized by the Tourism Department of Kerala every year. The seven-day long festival is held in January at the Nishagandhi amphitheater near the Kanakakkunnu Palace in Trivandrum, the capital city of Kerala. The award was established in 2013 to popularise the Festival in the national and international level.