Some of the country’s biggest festivals are also held either at the beginning or end of the monsoon season. For example, Onam festival, held in Kerala in August or September, is a ten-day-long celebration of the rich harvest, where people eat, sing, dance, and watch the famous boat races. In the city of Puri on the eastern coast, the Rath Yatra festival features colorful parades every evening for 21 days, where statues of deities are carried through the streets.