Colourful festival of Onam

in #culture7 years ago

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Onam is beautiful celebration happening every year in Kerala, the southern part of India.
Onam brings out the best of Kerala culture and tradition and lasts for ten days. Intricately decorated Pookalam( flower dwcoration ), ambrosial Onasadya (delicious food), Pulikali ( tiger dance), Thiruvathira kali ( women's group dance), breathtaking Snake Boat Race and exotic Kaikottikali dance are some of the most remarkable features of Onam – the harvest festival in Kerala.

The pookalam a flower art or design made my women in front of their homes made with petals of different flowers.IMG_20150823_185231.jpg IMG_20150823_185215.jpg

Onasadya is the delicious food preparation made during onam. images (1).jpg

Pulikali is an art form performed as a part of onam celebration in which men colour themselves as tiger and do acts such as hunter and tiger etc.images.jpg

Snake boat race is exciting boat race having a long boat consisting of even 100 people in a single boat race among other boats for victory.images (3).jpg

Thiruvathira kali is a art formed performed by women in kerala with a specific music. It is a treat to watch.images (2).jpg
This festival lasts for 10 days having many more art forms and activities.

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