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When is Onam 2011? |
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Onam is one of the major festivals celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. The festival falls during the month of Chingam (August–September) and is celebrated to mark the homecoming of the renowned King Mahabali. The ten day Onam festivities are an occasion for the people of the state to display the various social, religious and other cultures of Kerala. On 2011, Onam falls on Thursday, September 9th; it is the time to celebrate this occasion with all your near and dear ones. Onakkodi is the most important thing about Onam where people wear new clothes and organize an elaborate Onam feast. To welcome King Mahabali during Onam, the womenfolk make some special arrangements. |
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| A grand meal is cooked and flower carpets are laid in the patio for this. Some of the mouthwatering dishes that are traditionally prepared during Onam consist of sambhar, rasam, parippu, avial, and the payasam. The Vallamkali also known as the snake boat race is another very popular event that is held during the festival. During the boat race, about 100 oarsmen row huge and graceful snake boats which present a striking sight to the onlookers. |
Large numbers of tourists including foreigners come to Kerala from all over to witness and take part in the boat racing during Onam.
You must be eagerly waiting for Onam 2011. It is the time for festivity and feast with friends and family. Onam is also the harvest season in Kerala, so the landscape around that time is stunning in the state and everybody is in a cheerful mood waiting to join in the celebrations. Children are the ones who wait most eagerly for Onam; it is the time for them to get new clothes, toys and any other thing that they wish for, from their parents and relatives. On Onam 2011, make sure that you do not miss out on taking part in the world renowned Nehru boat racing, you must not miss this.
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