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Dawn Of Onam In Kerala

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Onam is the important and harvest festival of Kerala that is celebrated with enthusiasm and joy. As most of us may be aware of the legend that the Onam festival is celebrated to welcome the King Mahabali as it is believed that his spirit is said to visit Kerala during Onam. Chingam is the first month of Malayalam Calendar and Onam in Kerala is celebrated during this month. During the days of Onam, the whole of Kerala is filled with flowers and colours. Kerala tourism gets boosted in this short period of time as the tourists can see the vibrancy of the state during this time. Ten Days Of Onam Rituals on Atham Day Celebrations commence from the first day, Atham. This day is considered to be holy and auspicious by the people. They take an early bath and offer prayers in the temple. On this day girls or women of the house prepare Pookalam to welcome the spirit of King Mahabali. In the following days, more flowers are added to Pookalam and as a result, this flower courty...

How To Make Palada Payasam

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Onam is the biggest festival of all Malayalee. Onam is in the month of Chingam (which will start soon). It is believed that Kerala was ruled by the kind king Mahabali. He got the blessing of Lord Vishnu to visit Kerala once in a year. That day is celebrated as Thiruvonam. Onam is a 10-day celebration starting from ‘Atham’. Have you heard the Athachamayam celebrations in Thripunithura? This day is the beginning of Onam celebration. On the 10th day, every Malayalee expect their former ruler Mahabali to visit their homes. Onam is a colourful festival. Flower arrangement and Onam sadya (food) are one of the main attractions in Onam days. On Thiruvonam, Onam sadya is the main thing. All family members gathered together to cook and make Onam sadya. In Onam sadya, the Payasam or desert is the hero. There are different varieties of Payasams. No Malayalee can say no to Payasam and also the people who know the taste of Payasam, are not going to say no to it. Here we are going to shar...