And they are surprised that Onam is a state festival celebrated irrespective of religious affiliations. Again they stumped me by asking which god is worshipped for Onam. I explained the story of King Mahabali and Vamanan, they were familiar with some parts of it. Then they wanted to know what we did on Onam. The answer that came to my mind was that we watch movies on Surya TV, Asianet, Kairali TV etc. I din't tell them that ... Instead I that told we make Pookkalams and we have a grand feast on Thiruvonam day :)
Some images from Onam this year...
The Vazhakkula without which no Onam is complete, proudly photographed from my home garden....
The quintessential Pookkalam, the hallmark of Onam...
A closeup view of the smae,
The Thrikkarappan, made of mud, decorated with flowers
Up close,
Some flowers without which Onam cannot be...
Thumba poo, sadly so out of focus :(
Kakkappoo, it is actually violet or blue; the colour dint come out in my pic...
A Happy and prosperous Onam to one and all!
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