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Kerala’s rich culture came alive in Lucknow when Kerala Samajam celebrated Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala at an auditorium of a private school in Gomti Nagar, recently

Making the most of their Sunday, city-based Malayalee residents celebrated Onam at Kisan Bhawan in Sector 35.There was a gathering of more than 1,000 people from across the Tricity.

Onam tourism fest, Aarpo 2023, will be held at beaches in Vypeen assembly constituency from August 25 to 30. The fest will start with Onam floral carpet contest on Friday and any firms including schools can participate. On the second day, the contest will be held at panchayat level and anyone can participate in teams comprising five people. The team securing first prize will get Rs 5,000 and second prize winners will get Rs 3,000. No artificial flowers or similar items will be allowed.

With the onset of harvest season in Kerala, members of Malayali community of all faiths in the city came together to celebrate Onam, after a gap of two years due to the pandemic, at the newly-constructed Kerala Samajam auditorium on Sunday.

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MUMBAI: The city’s Malayali community has readied a stock of plantain leaves and flowers as it prepares to celebrate the harvest festival of Onam on Friday.

The Malayali community in the city is looking forward to the Onam celebration that will be held on August 28. Replete with traditional rites and rituals, the first day of Onam is usually spent inside the home with family and dear ones. The community members also visit temples to perform puja.

The city on Friday saw the inauguration of the three-day All Women World Folk Arts Festival. Pegged as a first of its kind, the arts festival was launched at the Ravindra Kalakshetra by KA Dayananda, director, department of Kannada & culture and actor and classical dancer Lakshmi Gopalaswamy.

Maithri, a city-based Malayali association’s much awaited Onam celebrations took place on Sunday morning with gusto.

If you had been wondering what a true embodiment of harmony and bliss is, then you shouldn’t probably miss the harvest festival of God’s Own Country, which is known for its secular approach, as it brings together people of various backgrounds, thereby transcending boundaries.Interestingly, Onam takes on different forms as we move from the North of Kerala to the South, adapting to the various cultural fabrics of the regions.

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Kerala’s rich cultural heritage came alive in the city on Sunday when Malayalees settled across the city celebrated Onam— the harvest festival of Kerala— at CMS auditorium, Gomtinagar with much fanfare.

The city’s Malayali community celebrated the harvest festival of Onam Friday.

Onam, celebrated this year on September 14, is the only festival in Kerala that lasts for 10 days. The harvest festival is celebrated by all Keralites, irrespective of religion, caste and creed. Celebrations in houses begin as soon as the month of Chingam, the first month according to the Malayalam calendar, sets in and is a reflection of the faith of the people and a belief in their legendary past

Onam, the traditional harvest festival of Kerala was celebrated with traditional fervour on Sunday morning.

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