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Happy Onam dear members of PP!

SandyB

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Hi,

A happy and prosperous onam to all dear PPers .

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FYI, Onam is a harvest festival celebrated by the Malayalam speaking people of the small Indian state of kerala , in the south western tip of India and by the almost 40 million strong Malayali/Keralite community worldwide.

By mythology , Kerala used to be ruled by a certain Asura (demon) king called Mahabali / Maveli . He , though an Asura was a devotee of Shiva and a very just and honorable king. Jealous of the popularity of a kingdom on earth the devas(lords of Heaven) beg the hindu god vishnu to help them bring back the exclusivity of Heaven as the most prosperous place.

So vishnu takes the incarnation / avatar of Vamana a short brahmin and reaches Mahabali, where he tricks mahabali into giving up his kingdom and going into exile.

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Vishnu though, allows Mahabali to return every year for one day, to see his old subjects.

So every year, malayali homes across the state, beautify their houses, wear their best clothes and decorate the paths to their houses with flowers hoping that when Mahabali comes he'd personally visit their houses and bless them.



One of the great success of Onam is that it has successfully cut across caste / religious lines in the state over centuries. The existence of Christian & Muslim communities for over 1000-1400 years and the fact that onam happens during the first harvest after the very strong Indian monsoon here, meant that it is a general time of happiness and prosperity for everyone.

The Muslims & Christian stay out of the more 'religious' onam rituals. But they all partake in the Onam feast, traditional dresses, onam folk songs dances etc etc . Many christians put "pookkalam" (flower rangoli) out their houses too. The muslim Bakrid comes within a week before or after onam, so traditionally both festivals are celebrated in conjunction in the public sphere and is a grand period for festival sales and business.

The real success of Onam IMHO is that whenever it is celebrated in the public space (schools, colleges, offices or outside events) all the communities participate. The festival has been successfully integrated into all communities over centuries.

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Great read and happy Onam to you and all Malayalees on pp.

Lord shiva is also called Bhoothnath. Lord of Demons and Asuras. No wonder Bali Chakravarthy was a Shiva devotee. Same with Ravan and many other Asuras. All of their downfalls was due to lord Vishnu with various avatars.

I have seen Muslim and Christian Malayalees celebrating at home. They wear traditional white saree and green blouse and eat from banana leaves. Though I was never invited to any onam celebrations, I admire all Malayalees unity.

I think after Gujarati people, Malayalees are the most united group.
 
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Mallus totally rock.

Happy Onam, all!
 
Happy Onam and belated Bakrid wishes...:)

Had a blast this weekend in Athirapally waterfalls.........climbing the slippery rocks, went till the green spot in this picture.......:D

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Malayalee Santa Claus, Mahabali.. His head was touched by Lord Vishnu's feet, he has attained salvation and eternal peace............
 
Never heard of this before but happy Onam day brothers and sisters
 
Mahabali will return to rule as the next Indra.

We are living in Kali Yuga, as you know the supposed last and worst ERA of mankind and Mahabali will not be part of it. When he ruled, there was no theft, no dishonesty, no greed, no cast, no color, everyone was equal and lived happily with each other....
 
We are living in Kali Yuga, as you know the supposed last and worst ERA of mankind and Mahabali will not be part of it. When he ruled, there was no theft, no dishonesty, no greed, no cast, no color, everyone was equal and lived happily with each other....

At the end of this KaliYuga when the 8th Manu takes his place,Mahabali will rise up to take his place as the next Indra.Lord Vishnu granted him this boon.
 
Happy Onam my mallu friend [MENTION=140459]SandyB[/MENTION] . Just a small request, if you could add ji after Vishnu ji and Mahabali ji.
 
Happy onam guys. i really wish to celebrate this festival someday . Looks like alot of fun .
 
Do people from Tamil Nadu celebrate it? I want to wish an uncle at work who is from TN, but I don't want to be wrong :))

He always wishes me on Eid and other Muslim/Pakistani events and I hardly know about any of his religious events.
 
Do people from Tamil Nadu celebrate it? I want to wish an uncle at work who is from TN, but I don't want to be wrong :))

He always wishes me on Eid and other Muslim/Pakistani events and I hardly know about any of his religious events.

No.Wait for Dusshera.30th of September
 
Do people from Tamil Nadu celebrate it? I want to wish an uncle at work who is from TN, but I don't want to be wrong :))

He always wishes me on Eid and other Muslim/Pakistani events and I hardly know about any of his religious events.

plot twist: Uncle is Muslim with a Tamil name
 
Happy onam everyone.. [MENTION=140459]SandyB[/MENTION] [MENTION=133135]kaayal[/MENTION] and other keralaite friends post some pics of the beautiful festival if you can..
 
Do people from Tamil Nadu celebrate it? I want to wish an uncle at work who is from TN, but I don't want to be wrong :))
No ,you could had wished Ganesh Chaturthi ,but it's almost over.

He always wishes me on Eid and other Muslim/Pakistani events and I hardly know about any of his religious events.

No.Wait for Dusshera.30th of September

Not celebrated much here,next big festival is Diwali here IIRC,and for diff reason compared to other states.
 
Not celebrated much here,next big festival is Diwali here IIRC,and for diff reason compared to other states.

The parts of ancient tamilakam under Chera rule like Coimbatore western TN border as well as districts under Travancore kingdom like Nagercoil , Kanya Kumari etc would have celebrated it in the past. But once the Tamil State was formed most of these would've been ejected to build the unified Tamil Identity which was dominated by Chennai (chola) and Madurai (Pandya) cultures and festivals.
 
This Onam celebration in Kochi is going viral in Tamil nadu. Even Jimmy Kimmel loved it.:)

 
At the end of this KaliYuga when the 8th Manu takes his place,Mahabali will rise up to take his place as the next Indra.Lord Vishnu granted him this boon.

If im not wrong he is currently ruling underworld(pataal lok). When his time come he will indeed be the next devraj.
 
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