Onam - Colours of Onam: Food, flowers, festivities- The New Indian Express. Onam is a malayali festival which is celebrated by native speakers of. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. The festival comprises numerous fun activities like vallam kali (boat races), pulikali (tiger dances), onathappan (worship), during these 10 days. There are four main days of onam. I wish all your family members and especially you, a happy onam & tiruonam!
Onam is the most popular festival of kerala (a southern coastal state of india). Onam festival is also called the festival of flowers and pookalam is one of the forms of celebrating this grand festival. It is a harvest festival and is celebrated with joy and enthusiasm all over the state by people of all communities. While serpentine boat races, kaikottikali and pookalam make onam more exciting, we all know that eating a delicious meal in banana leaf. Onam celebrates the homecoming of the legendary king mahabali.