| ONAM
WEEK CELEBRATIONS
In
Kerala, a southern tropical state in India, Onam is the most colorful festival.
Onam heralds the harvest festival, is also as folklore states that time
of the year when Mahabali, legendary ruler of yesteryears, returns from
his home in the depths of the nether world to visit his subjects.
ONAM
WEEK CELEBRATIONS : Onam is the annual harvest festival of Kerala. Celebrations
are on for ten days, beginning with the atham day of the Malayalam month
chingam.
Festival
highlights
Floral
decorations
Elephant
processions
Thiruvathirakali
Classical
and folk dance performances
Classical
and folk music recitals
Cultural
pageants
Water
carnivals
Thrissur
: PULIKALI at the Swaraj Ground, Thrissur. Pulikali is part of the Onam
celebration across the State.
Festival
highlight:
On
the fourth Onam day groups of people from all over Thrissur paint their
bodies in the likeness of tigers and wearing tiger masks, come to the Swaraj
Ground in processions and there present a grand pulikali (tiger dance). |
