Onam festivities begin in Kerala | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Onam festivities begin in Kerala | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By PTI |Kochi |Published: September 2, 2019 5:38:43 pm

Onam festivities begin in Kerala

According to legends, the festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is believed to visit Kerala at the time of Onam to see his subjects.

The importance of Atham is that this is held 10 days before the most important Onam event — the ‘Thiru Onam’, which this year falls on September 11. (Source: Nitin RK)

A colourful rally accompanied by floats and folk dance performances on Monday marked the ‘Athachamayam’ celebrations, heralding the start of the 10-day ‘Onam’ festivities in Kerala.