The Harvest Festival - Onam Onam,
the harvest festival is the most popular festival of Kerala. A festival that
celebrates a happy blend of myth and reality, Onam is part of the cultural repertoire
of every Malayalee.
It brings back nostalgic memories, carried on the wings of folklore, of a bygone
Utopian era of prosperity, equality and righteousness, under the golden reign
of Mahabali. Year after year, for centuries, the people of Kerala, irrespective
of caste, creed or colour, join together to welcome back their vanquished king.
The ten-day Onam festival falls in August-September, coinciding with the beginning
of the harvest season.