Onam
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Onam, the national festival of Keralam, is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala and is traditionally associated with the legend of the benevolent Asu
The pookkalam is an Onam tradition.
Onapottan, a mute folk character of North Malabar, symbolizes King Mahabali visiting homes during Onam with a palm-leaf umbrella and bell, blessing people in silence
Vamana teaching king Mahabali, 1672 Dutch painting
Onam starts off every year with a parade called Athachamayam.
Kerala
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Kerala, officially Keralam, is a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India. It was formed on 1 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act, which unified the country's Malayalam-speaking regi
Onam
…Onam (IPA: ), the national festival of Keralam, is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala and is traditionally associated with the legend of the…
A houseboat in the Kerala backwaters
A painting depicting Parashurama, surrounded by settlers, commanding Varuna (the Hindu god of water) to part the seas
A dolmen erected by Neolithic people in Marayur
Tharisapalli plates granted to Saint Thomas Christians testify that merchant guilds and trade corporations played a very significant role in the economy and social life during the Kulasekhara period.