A notable highlight of Cochin Carnival, a spectacle that spans the last two weeks of December, was the burning of Pappanji, an effigy of an old man, symbolising the passing year. At the stroke of ...

The Cochin Carnival 2024 is set to make a grand return ... carnival’s conclusion will be the traditional burning of the Papanji, a towering 50-foot effigy symbolizing the farewell to the old ...