High-spirited people of Kerala celebrate Onam with happiness. The festival is celebrated for a period of ten days, starting from the first day Atham and continuing till tenth and the biggest day called Thiru Onam.
Celebrations of the first day are marked by intricate floral carpets called Pookalam. More flowers of different colours are added to this pookalam on each passing day. Onam is a ten day festival starting from atham to thiruvonam.On thiruvonam people get up at four o'clock in the morning,cleaning up the house,take an early bath and then go to the temple.
Onam is the greatest festival in Kerala.It is the time for harvest.Children eagerly wait for the festival as it is the time they get new clothes and toys as their uncles,aunts grandmother,grandfather and cousins come together to celebrate this traditional festival.
Onam is celebrated on the first day of malayalam calender called chingam.It is celebrated due to an old legend. According to this legend Lord Vishnu took his fifth avatar as vaamana and appeared in the kingdom of king mahabali and sent him to nether land.Lord Vishnu appeared as a dwarf brahmin came to Mahabali after his morning prayers and asked him for boons.He asked for as much land that could be covered with three steps.The king agreed.Suddenly vaamana incresed in size.With one step he covered the whole sky.With the second step he covered the whole earth.Then he asked for place to put his next step.The king realised that he was no ordinary boy.He asked vaamana to put his third step on his head.Lord Vishnu was pleased with him and granted him a boon.He said that he would want to visit Kerala ever year.This homecoming of King Mahabali is celebrated as onam.
Vibrant and joyous festival of Onam is celebrated with lot of happiness in the state of Kerala. Spirit of harmony and brotherhood prevails in the state all throughout the ten days of Onam. People of all caste, communities and religions actively participate with same excitement. This enthusiasm was the cause of onam being the national festival of Kerala.
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Onam is really a great festival. Great way to celebrate this festival.
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