Onam
- What
- Onam
- When
- 8/21/2021
- Where
- Hindu
Onam is a Hindu festival popularly celebrated by the Kerala people as it is a popular festival in their state and is celebrated throughout August and September! Onam is a major harvest festival with festivities that begin August 12th and continue until September 23rd. This year the major festival of Onam is celebrated on August 21st.
Onam marks the first month, Chignam, of the Malayalam calendar. The festival commemorates the appearance of the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali. The celebrations of Onam start on Atham day (the day when Atham Nakshatra prevails) and continue for 10 days till Thiruvonam day, also the most auspicious day during the festival of Onam. Atham Nakshatra is known as Hasta Nakshatra in other Hindu Calendars.
Onam Wishes:
Wishing you a life as colorful as pookalam, as festive as this Onam festival, and as prosperous as the bountiful harvest. Happy Onam to you!
On the occasion of Onam, I pray that your life is filled with abundance, happiness, and success. Onam greetings to you and your family.
I may be far away from you this Onam but you would always be there in my heart.