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{{short description|Battle reenactment in Kerala}}
[[File:Oachirakali 2012.JPG|thumb|Oachira Kali festival in 2012]]
'''Oachira Kali''' is a festival that takes place in June in [[Oachira]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=2,000 warriors participate in Oachira Kali|work=Deccanchronicle|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/160617/2000-warriors-participate-in-oachira-kali.html}}</ref> It is a mock battle between two groups, to the sound of drums, in a waterlogged field called padanilam at the [[Oachira Temple]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Oachira Kali festival begins|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Oachira-Kali-festival-begins/article16246337.ece}}</ref> Oachira Kali is celebrated in commemoration of the battle of [[Kayamkulam]], fought between the [[Maharaja of Travancore]] [[Marthanda Varma]] and the Raja of [[Kayamkulam]] on the plains of [[Oachira Temple]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Oachira Kali|work=Oachiraparabrahmatemple|url=https://oachiraparabrahmatemple.com/oachira-festivals}}</ref> The Padanilam or battlefield is a [[paddy field]] adjacent to the famous Oachira Parabrahma temple and the festivities are part of a ritual associated with the shrine.

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[[Category:Military reenactment]]
[[Category:Festivals in Kerala]]

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