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Onam , a harvest festival and Kerala's biggest festival is celebrated with great pomp & gaiety throughout the state of India by all the Malayalees every year. Legend has it that every year on Onam, Raja Mahabali comes down to earth to bless his followers and devotees. Raja Mahabali was known far and wide as the most kind and ‘giving’ of monarchs, like dayavan Raja Harishchandra. In anticipation and out of a spirit of happiness the people leave no stone unturned to welcome their dear king. Onam date 2013: Onam festival falls in the month of Chingam ( Aug – Sept ), the first month of the Malayalam calendar. This year Onam falls on 16th September, 2013 i.e on coming Monday. Onam is celebrated for 10 days & the main attractions of the festival are Onam Pookalam (Flower Rangoli), Onam Sadya (Special Onam Food), snake boat race, Kaikottikali dance & much more. Only four more days to go for Onam festival...Friends, sharing with you couple of Onam events which are...

Onam 2012 Onam is South India's grand festival specifically celebrated by malayalis. As per Malayalam Calendar it is celebrated in the beginning of Malayalam Calendar (Kolla Varsham) called ‘Chingam’ which falls in the month of August-September according to Gregorian calendar. Onam festival 2012 falls on 29th August (Wednesday) which will celebrate over 10 days. Grand celebration happens at the end of 10th days called as 'Thiruvonam'. Popularly Onam is known as harvest festival. Onam significance, Celebration and Maveli Onam festival celebrated with the honor of King Mahabali with a great spirit and lot of fun. There is a great story behind this celebration. The King Mahabali (Maveli) was very popular, powerful, generous but he was belonged to the Asura(demon) dynasty and at the same time he was a great worshiper of Lord Vishnu. To curb the growing reign of Mahabali and maintain their own supremacy, Aditi, the mother of Gods seeked help of Lord Vishnu. To protect the compl...