What is "karaga"

Kargam or Karaga is a folk dance of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka which originated as a ritual dedicated to Draupadi as known in these parts as droupthamma. The ritual is performed on a full moon day.

The ritual pot filled with water and adorned with decorations several feet high is carried by the priest. The dancers perform various acrobatic feats while following the procession accompanied by a number of musical instruments like 'Thavil', "Nadaswaram", "Muni", "Udukkai", "Pambai", etc.

Karaga may refer to:

• Karaga (festival), folk dance of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
• Karaga people, geographical subgroup of the Koryaks who live in Kamchatka
• Karaga District, Northern Region, Ghana
  • Karaga, Ghana, the capital city of the region
  • Karaga (Ghana parliament constituency), located in the district
• Karaga, alternate name for Qareh Qayeh, Meyaneh, village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Karaga, a variety of the Mandaya language
• Bangalore Karaga, festival held in Bangalore City, Karnataka State, India
• Karaga Attam or Karakattam, ancient Tamil folk art dance
• Caraga, administrative region in the Philippines

Karaga is one of the constituencies represented in the Parliament of Ghana. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. Karaga is located in the Karaga district of the Northern Region of Ghana.