This act impressed Lord Vishnu so much that he granted Mahabali the right to visit his kingdom and people every year during Onam festivities.ĭuring the ten-day festivities, devotees bathe, offer prayers, wear traditional clothes - women of the household wear a white and gold saree called the Kasavu saree - participate in dance performances, draw flower rangolis called pookkalam and cook traditional feasts called sadya. When Lord Vishnu was about to take his third pace, King Mahabali offered his own head to the God. When Vamana was granted his wish, he grew in size and in his first and second pace respectively, he covered the sky, and then the netherworld. King Mahabali asked Vamana what he wished for, to which Vamana responded, “three pieces of land”. Lord Vishnu took on his fifth avatar, in the form of the Brahmin dwarf Vamana, and paid a visit to King Mahabali. The Gods got insecure of King Mahabali’s popularity and Lord Vishnu to step in and help contain Mahabali. The kind-hearted king was much-loved by the people. King Mahabali was a demon king who belonged to the Asura tribe. Onam festival is celebrated to honour the kind-hearted and much-beloved demon King Mahabali, who is believed to return to Kerala during this festival.Īccording to Vaishnava mythology, King Mahabali defeated the Gods and began ruling over all three worlds. This year, the celebrations leading up to Onam will begin Saturday, August 22 onwards and Thiruvonam will be celebrated on August 31. The festival begins on the day known as Atham, and ends on the tenth day, known as Thiru Onam or Thiruvonam, also the most auspicious day during the festival of Onam. According to the Malayali calendar month of Chingam, the festival falls on the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam, and marks the beginning of the Malayalam year, called Kolla Varsham. Onam, a harvest festival that falls in the months of August/September annually, is celebrated across India and the world, and is main festival among Keralites.
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