ONAM

It is the festival of the withdrawal of the monsoon, and the celebration of the new year with the harvest, although the locals like to think that they also commemorate the annual visit of a legendary king: Maveli. These celebrations are particularly spectacular in Kerala. Traditional festivities are celebrated: carnivals, banquets (onasadya, a dish of 11 to 13 essential foods served on a banana leaf), dances(kaikottikali), floral decorations, fireworks, music, games and parades...