Wish You all A Happy Onam
Wish You all a Happy Onam
Onam is the National festival of Kerala, India. It is One of the festivals celebrated across the Globe by Malayalees (referring to the people who speak Malayalam, the language of Kerala). It marks the homecoming of mythological King Mahabali and is an annual harvest festival. It is a popular festival among the cultural repertoire of Malayalees, and falls in the Malayalam month of Chingam (August/September as per the Gregorian calendar), the first month of the Malayalam calendar, and lasts for ten days. Traditionally celebrated as a harvest festival, mythologically it is linked to Malayalee–Hindu folktales; but Onam is celebrated by people of all religions .
On Thiruvonam day, King Mahabali is believed to visit every Malayalee home and meet his people. This year, Onam is celebrated on September 12.
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