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- Feb- 2018 -28 February
Case filed against famous Attukal Pongala ritual
The famous Attukal Pongala festival, which found its name in the Guinness Book of World Records, is now facing a…
Read More » - Nov- 2017 -15 November
“Columbus of the Rossogolla”: A walkthrough…
Nobin Chandra Das’s name entered the record books on Tuesday, although there was little need for that.He has been famous…
Read More » - 15 November
“Homosexuality is not a ‘tendency’ & is absolutely NORMAL : Sonam slams art of living guru
Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar recently made a statement at the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi stating that homosexuality…
Read More » - 14 November
Secularism was the biggest lie; CM Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has termed the word ‘secular’ as the ‘biggest lie’ that has been told since…
Read More » - Aug- 2017 -31 August
Onam : This is how Kerala celebrates its festival
The Onam 2017 falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam during August-September. The festival commences on the day known as…
Read More » - 30 August
How Malayalis celebrate their 10-day long Onam festival
Day 1- Atham The first day of Onam celebration starts with people visiting the temples in the morning. It is…
Read More » - 30 August
The fun of playing Pakidakali during Onam
On the eve of Onam, Pakida Kali, a game having similarity with chess and dice games, is inviting one to…
Read More » - 28 August
“Onavillu” : The legend behind the bow
The tradition of consecrating the Onavillu in Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, according to the traditional craftsmen, has a colourful legend behind…
Read More » - 24 August
Onam Festival : Traditional Onam Dances
Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala, is a grand carnival that extends for ten days during August-September. Celebrated with fun…
Read More » - 24 August
Onam Festival : Significance of day-ten ‘Thiruvonam’ from ‘Attham’
Thiruvonam Aashamsakal ! The enchanting state of Kerala reverberates with the chants of Onaashmsakal, “To everyone, Onam Wishes” as people…
Read More » - 24 August
Thripunithura Attahchamayam: The start of the ten-day Onam festival
Onam the traditional harvest festival of Kerala is celebrated with great fervor throughout the state in the month of August.…
Read More » - 24 August
OnaPottan who appears during onam
Onapottan is a folk character that appears during Onam season in North Malabar region. The face of the character is…
Read More » - 23 August
Onam Festival : The Legend of Boat Palliodam
The story goes that several years ago some people were traveling in the boat called Palliodam when all of a…
Read More » - 21 August
Onam Festival : History of ‘Names of Onam’
Vibrant and joyful festival of Onam is known by two different names in the state of Kerala – Thiru Onam or Thiruvonam and Sravanmahotsav or Sravanotsavam; These…
Read More » - 21 August
Rituals Of Onam Festival
Rituals Of Onam Festival Onam is the biggest and the most important festival of Kerala. Festivities of Onam continue for…
Read More » - 21 August
Why now Onam is not what it was in William Logan’s Malabar Manual
That time of the year again with the air of festivity and celebration, a mad shopping spree, the roads and…
Read More » - 20 August
Onam Festival –Story of King Mahabali & Onam
The legend of King Mahabali is the most popular and the most fascinating of all legends behind Onam. Onam celebrates…
Read More » - 20 August
Onam Celebrations -Traditional Onam Games
Onakalikal (Onam Games) is a collective name for the numerous games played on the occasion of Onam. After a sumptuous…
Read More » - 20 August
Onam Festival – Onam celebrations starts from ‘Atham-day1”
Atham is the first day of festivities in the ten-day-long Onam carnival. The day of Atham comes ten days before…
Read More » - 18 August
Onam: A celebration of zeal and oneness
Onam is known to be one of the finest and richest festivals in Kerala, a festival of colours-widely celebrated by…
Read More » - 17 August
Famous snake boat races in Kerala
There are many kinds of boat races played out every year in Kerala backwaters; each one has its own story…
Read More » - 17 August
The making of snake boat is a voyage in itself
Anyone who has witnessed Kerala’s boat races would have paused at least once to admire the splendour of the 100…
Read More » - 17 August
ONAM – The festival of peace and harmony
Onam is a Hindu festival, celebrated with a great enthusiasm throughout Kerala between August and September. Onam is the most…
Read More » - 16 August
Onam – The Harvest Festival of Kerala
Onam, a harvest festival, is celebrated in Kerala. Onam is an occasion for Keralities to celebrate plenitude and togetherness. It…
Read More » - 16 August
Onam Aria
Onam is a festival for all the senses. If celebrated properly we will see that it caters towards a positive…
Read More » - 16 August
Onam : History and Celebrations
Onam is the state festival of Kerala. Celebrated in the first month chingam according to the Malayalee Calender, it is…
Read More » - 16 August
Onam games that evokes spirit of the festival
Onam is one of the most important festivals of Kerala and it is celebrated with immense joy and fervour all…
Read More » - 16 August
Onam Festival : History and Importance of ‘Onathappan’
A clay pyramid structure with four faces and a flat top used during Onam celebrations symbolizes Thrikkakara Appan or Thrikakkarappan.…
Read More » - 16 August
The legend behind Kerala’s own wrestling sport ‘Onathallu’
Onathallu or friendly thrashing with bare hands is a traditional wrestling often staged as part of the Onam festivities in…
Read More » - 16 August
Traditional Athapookalam: Symbolic meaning of Pookalam made during Onam
Athapookalam or Onapookalam is the flower bed or flower arrangements done during Onam in Kerala. It is a distant cousin…
Read More » - 16 August
This is how Kerala celebrates King Mahabali’s annual homecoming
Onam starts in the Indian Malayalam month of Chingam and starts ten days before Thiruvonam. The first day of Onam…
Read More » - 16 August
Vallamkali : The Kerala boat race festival
Vallamkali or the Snake Boat Race is the most enchanting facet of the festival of Onam. The event is promoted…
Read More » - 16 August
The Legends of Onam
Onam – the festival of harvest – is celebrated with high spirits and enthusiasm in Kerala and the Malayalees all…
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