ONAM | THIRU ONAM
Onam
is the most decorated festival which is celebrated in southern Indian state
called Kerala also known as gods own country. The most peculiarity of Onam
festival is that, this festival is celebrated by all kinds of people in Kerala
despite of their religion. It is a harvest festival. The most beautiful part of
Onam is the Pookalam. This is a closed design which is decorated with different
varities of flowers.
Various
customs included in onam are pookalam, onam sadhya,new dresses,oozhal,puli
kali,vallam kali,thiruvathira kali.
WHEN IS ONAM?
31 st August 2020
Onam
is celebrated on ‘tiruvonam’ day in ‘chingam’ month in Malayalam calendar. It
comes august –September month in Georgian calendar.
ONAM
HISTORY | STORY BEHIND ONAM
Mahabali Legend
According to hindu mythology, Mahabali was the grandson of
Prahlada who is a devotee of lord Vishnu. Mahabali ruled the asura world and he
was such an efficient ruler who brought the asura world to most prosperity
which became even more beauty and wealthy than the heaven. Lord Indra who is
the ruler of heaven got jealousy of the wealth and prosperity of the asura
loka. He ploted against mahabali and he convinced lord Vishnu that mahabali must
be destroyed. Lord Vishnu disguised as the form of a dwarf and he begged for
the land which fits three times the size of his foot. The generous mahabali
granded his wish . Suddenly vamana grew bigger and he covered all mahabali
kingdom with just two foot size . Mahabali shows his head for the third one. Vamana
then pushed him to pathala – the hell. Vamana was pleased by the generosity of
mahabali and he granded his desire to visit his kingdom once in a year. It is
believedthat Mahabali visits his land every
year in ‘thiruvonam’ day of ‘chinga’ month.
Parashurama legend
Another legend behind Onam relates to Parashurama, an
incarnation of lord Vishnu who is recognized in Hindu mythology to have founded
the Western Ghats.It is believed that after killing the king and his warriors
who have taken away the calf of parashurmas cow without his
permission, parashurama threw his axe, and
wherever it fell the sea retreated, creating the land of Kerala and other
coastal western parts of Indian subcontinent.
Onam is believed by many Malayalees to be the occassion when
Parasurama visits Kerala. It is held to be the time when Parasurama recovered
Kerala from the sea.
WHAT DO PEOPLE DO ON ONAM?
1. People
put pokkalam in their home and localities
2. Wear traditional dresses on that day
3. Take
part in different sports
4. Prepare
sadya with harvested vegetables.
5. Thiruvathira kali
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