
🌾 Onam
- Where: Kerala
- When: Usually in August-September (Chingam month of Malayalam calendar)
- Significance:
- Onam is a harvest festival celebrated to welcome the legendary King Mahabali, whose spirit is believed to visit Kerala during this time.
- It marks prosperity, unity, and abundance.
- Celebrations:
- People decorate with Pookalam (floral rangoli), prepare a grand Onam Sadhya (feast with multiple vegetarian dishes), enjoy traditional dances like Thiruvathira and Pulikali, and boat races called Vallam Kali.
- Puja:
- Prayers are offered to Lord Vishnu (as Vamana) and King Mahabali for blessings and prosperity.