Onam
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Onam () is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala and is traditionally associated with the legend of the benevolent Asura King Mahabali, who once ruled Kerala, returning each year to visit his people. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events.
Key facts
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- Onapookkalam.jpg
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- The pookkalam is an Onam tradition.
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- Onam
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- Malayalis
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- Multi-day
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- 10 days
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- Balipratipada
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- Annual
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- Chingam (siṃha) masam, Atham (hastā) nakshatram
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- Chingam (siṃha) masam, Thiruvonam (śrāvaṇa) nakshatram
- Holiday.official_name
- Onam, Thiruvonam
- Holiday.type
- Hindu religious festival, Harvest festival
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- Pookkalam 4, Kerala house.jpg
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20 sectionsContents
- Hindu mythology
- History
- Celebrations, rituals and practices
- ''Athachamayam''
- ''Pookkalam''
- Music and dance
- ''Pulikali'': tiger dance
- ''Vallamkali'': boat race
- ''Onam Sadya''
- Post Onam celebrations
- Other customs
- Outside India
- Significance
- Mahabali and Vamana
- Parashurama
- Cultural festival
- Onam and Islam
- See also
- References
- External links
Onam () is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala and is traditionally associated with the legend of the benevolent Asura King Mahabali, who once ruled Kerala, returning each year to visit his people. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events.
In 1961, during the tenure of Chief Minister Pattom Thanu Pillai, Onam was officially declared the national festival of Kerala. However, in the following year, large-scale celebrations were curtailed due to the Indo–China War. Despite this interruption, the government’s declaration marked a turning point, and from then onwards Onam gradually developed into a grand public festival celebrated across the state and among the Malayali diaspora.