On this day, women wear white saris and dance with flowers adorned with flowers on the hair. All these programs are widely performed on this day. Everyone participates very vigorously in these programs. The festival of Onam brings with it the message of happiness, prosperity, love-harmony and mutual love and cooperation.

It is also a harvest festival. This festival usually falls in the month of August or September. There is a tradition of performing many different dances on Onam festival day. On this day, the most popular Kathakali dance of Kerala is organized on a large scale. It is believed that in the Shravan Nakshatra of Shravan month, King Bali came to the earth to see his subjects. In Malayalam, Shravan Nakshatra is called Onam, hence the name of this festival also became Onam. Since then, this festival was celebrated as Onam. Raja Bali used to give a lot of donations to the poor. When King Bali loved his subjects very much, he came to the earth once a year and asked for a boon to see his subjects. Lord Vishnu accepted his boon. Because King Bali had donated everything, he would not remain on earth Could Lord Vishnu asked him to go to Hades.īut before leaving, Lord Vishnu asked him to ask for a boon. They measured the entire earth with one step and the second step left the sky but nothing left for the third step, then King Bali sacrificed his body. Goddess Vishnu started praying to God. Lord Vishnu disguised as Vamana. Vishnu asked for a donation of three steps. King Bali was considering it very simple but it was not an ordinary thing. When King Bali agreed to give three steps of land, Lord Vishnu took his giant form.

Their subjects were very happy that their empire was spread to heaven. Onam is a very prominent festival in Kerala. Onam is celebrated in the month of Chingam. This is the first month of the Malayalam calendar. It comes only in the month of August-September. In the second solar calendar, it is also called Simha month. According to the Tamil calendar it is also called Avni Mahina. Onam is the festival when Thiruvonam falls in the constellation Chingam month.Įxamination of King Mahabali: Mahabali was the grandson of Prahlada. Prahlada who was the son of Hiranyakashyap Asura. But still Prahlada was a devotee of Vishnu. Mahabali was also a devotee of Lord Vishnu like Prahlada. Time progressed and they grew up. Onam is also one of those festivals. Onam is a very ancient festival which is celebrated with great fervor. Along with Onam, the month of Chingam is celebrated in Kerala in the rice harvest festival and the rain flower festival. Malayalis and Tamil people celebrate Onam with great pomp and show. Role: India is a country of unity in diversity. Different castes and people live in India. The culture of this country is unique in itself and unforgettable we never get tired of describing it. India is a country where every month a festival is celebrated.

Onam speech in malayalam lyrics