What day is the the festival initiated by Asumal Sirumalani held on every year?
Matru pitru poojan Matru Pitru Poojan Diwas(MPPD) also called Matra Pitra Pujan Divas is a festival holy initiative by Saint Shri Asharamji Bapu, a step to celebrate by Indians on 14 February every year. On this day, children from all religions hug and worship their parents. It is seen by many as a method to cement the bond between family members and to imbibe good values like respect, obedience and humility in children. Right wing activists claim that it is an alternate method to counter teenage pregnancy. In several states like Maharashtra, Haryana, Odisha and Chhattisgarh, Valentines Day has been officially renamed as Matru-Pitru Diwas. On 14 February 2015, it was celebrated on a large scale by an NGO Bhartiya Yuwa Shakthi at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Krida Mandal, Nehru Nagar, Kurla. The event imparted theoretical and practical values to parents and children.
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.