The harvest festival of Kerala and South India is celebrated with great pomp and splendour for ten days. Top leaders, including PM Modi, President Murmu, CM Vijayan, and others, extended their greetings on the 10-day Onam festival.
Onam greetings to everyone! I wish everyone at this festival. During the year, Onam has become a global festival and beautifully elaborates on the culture of Kerala. During the year, Onam has become a global festival and beautifully elaborates on the culture of Kerala.
President Murmu said, "Our gratitude to Mother Nature for her bountiful gifts. May this harvest festival bring prosperity and harmony to all". Khan urged people to spread the joy, beauty and spirit of Onam throughout the world as Kerala's unique message of love, equality and harmony.
Yechury wished everyone to build a society based on liberty, equality and fraternity. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin said that Onam is an opportunity to build an India that is equal, friendly and prosperous. The Congress party wished the people of Kerala a happy and prosperous Onam.
Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, began on August 20 and will last for ten days. This year's theme for the celebration is "Onam, Oru Eenam" (Onam, the symphony of harmony). Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is decorated with lights and people are gathered in new attires, adding to the festive atmosphere.
The festival of Onam is celebrated in Kerala to commemorate the homecoming of King Mahabali, a benevolent Asura (demon) king. During his reign, the state was prosperous and everyone lived in harmony.
Despite his popularity, the gods were envious of Mahabali's rule and banished him to the netherworld with the help of Vishnu. However, they allowed him to return to Kerala once a year, on Thiruvonam day, the tenth day of the Onam festival.