#Onam

[enigmasandepiphanies]

pookalam prep for onam

[navaratna]

ഓണം ONAM

The harvest festival of Kerala, Onam is celebrated on the Thiruvonam nakshatram of the month of Chingam every year. Onam commemorates the King Mahabali and Vamanan, the avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Happy Onam to All!

[mimigoey]

1. Floral carpet (Athapoov) and the legendary leaf

Legendary leaf is important to me

During the celebration of Onam, we lay a floral carpet in our courtyard, or in modern times inside our house, in the veranda. It is a pattern of rings made on the floor using flowers and leaves. It is done starting with laying a small ring of flowers on the first day (atham). The flower used for the first ring is "thumba". The myth behind thumba is that it was rejected and teased by other flowers and labelled unworthy of shivapuja (ritual of worshipping lord Shiva) because it's very small and unattractive (i think it's cute). The sad thumba prayed to lord Shiva and gained his acceptance. So the first ring of the atham is laid with this flower. Here comes one of the best similarities. The rarest ingredient is this thumba, just like the legendary flower in mairuma. Just like thumba, this flower was also called unattractive in mairuma before it exploded to create the most beautiful flower. Our athapoov works similarly.

This is what an athapoov looks like.

The second picture is one I laid at my house. We don't have much flowers in our garden though it's quite a forest rather than a garden. Unfortunately, we don't have thumba either. Our star ingredient for onam. The best part is,Just like we lay the floral carpet, the legendary flower exploded and gave everyone a visual treat of the most beautiful flower they have never seen before, just like our athapoov. If you look at this, it is very similar to the Athapoov, with rings. On the tenth day,. I have decided to use this design for our athapoov. So this is the Athapoov in mairuma

And interestingly, Delkira himself appears when the legendary flower blooms, as if he chose the flower important to him, like Lord Shiva

Lord Shiva looks similar to Delkira

[karatehusbandos]

Happy onam! Have a great day celebrating!

[pallavivyas]

(via Embracing the Festive Splendor of Onam Sadhya in Bangalore - Boundless Blogger)  “The traditional onam sadhya casts a spell that transports residents and visitors alike into a realm of cultural immersion and festive fervor. Embrace the festive magic in Bangalore with cultural unity, vibrant decor, Onam Sadhya feast, and joyful togetherness .” #onamsadhya

[sbinnovations01-blog]

Celebrate this Onam festival with joy and happiness. Cheers to this auspicious occasion! Happy Onam everyone!

Team : SBinnovations

[parakkatresort]

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[aynanasstuff]

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[mimigoey]

Significance of the Mairuma Harvest festival in My life. An Introduction

As announced I'm writing this post in an attempt to explain how similar the Harvest festivals are in Mairuma and the South Indian State where I live. In other words,one of the intercultural operations in Mairuma. Our harvest festival is called Onam. If you google it, you'll get lots of myths and legends connected to it and you're likely to get confused as there are lots of things connected to this huge event. Basically, it's our harvest festival just like in any other country, the farmers reap the benefits of their hard labour and share it with us. We all have a grand feast. It is celebrated between August and September. It includes 10 days of Celebration with singing, dancing and games. What makes it different from others is ofcourse the myths and folklore behind it.

I'll make this as brief as possible. I want to say this because every time I see harvest festival in m!ik I feel like climbing on top of a mountain and shouting "this is what I experience during onam". I'll post daily because that's better. It's not possible for me to include everything in one post in one day so. I'll include sections. Check my pinned post(this) for the different sections. ☺️

I'm tagging you guys, my buddies from where I live

@anonymousless-nes @agarespicero @sonaapareeya because you know this manga too and you guys can tell me what you think.

Move to similarities:

1.Floral carpet and the legendary leaf

2. Harvest Festival competition and Uthrada pachil

3. We had a Demon king like Derkila! How Onam is Connected to the Netherworld and demons

[briskwinits]

Just as the Onam boat races unite people and your life be as grand & splendid as the grand Onasadya feast. May this festive season unite hearts and create lasting memories. BWIT Wishing you all a joyous Onam!

[madhansband]

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[nellikka]

29.08.2023 happy onam 🌼

[vexshawy]

Happy ONAM!

Harvesting festival

[rahimoments]

“Onam is a perfect time for the family to bond. So this year’s Onam, I wish you and your family to have a good time. Happy Onam!”