The rituals will begin with the symbolic arrival of Mahabali, who Lord Vamana welcomes. The ten-day-long annadanam (food ...

Onam is a 10-day harvest festival celebrated in Kerala, India. It marks the first month of the Malayalam calendar and commemorates the return of the mythical King Mahabali from the underworld to ...

Onam marks the grand reception which the people of Kerala accord to the spirit of the king who ruled the land and brought ...

Legend: The story behind Onam festival is interesting. According to legends, the asura king, Mahabali, who ruled Kerala, became very powerful. He was a noble and just king and he was expanding his ...

They are also a mark of his welcome. Onam also refers to the legend of an imaginary egalitarian, prosperous, and utopian Kerala under Mahabali’s fairy tale reign. The myth also holds a ...