What Is The Story Behind The Festival Onam? Onam is an annual Indian festival celebrated predominantly by the Hindus of Kerala. A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state and includes a spectrum of cultural events. Onam is also known as a harvest festival. Aesthetically laid out flower designs in front of the house with a variety of colourful flowers (pookalam) evoke a sense of plentitude and prosperity, which Onam represents. Not to speak of women adorned with gold ornaments and new clothes. Every bit of the Onam celebration is a nostalgic reminder of the bygone glory of the past. The sumptuous sadya (an elaborate feast)is followed by kaikottikali ( a graceful dance), Tumbi tullal and other folk performances like kummatikali and Puli Kali. Onam festival is celebrated to honour and celebrate the homecoming of the kind-hearted and much-beloved demon King Bali or also known as Mahabali, who is believed to return to Kerala from Patala Los during this festival. MahaBali is regarded as one of the seven Chiranjeevis in Hinduism who is blessed to live till the end of time on earth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ***Please Like, Share and Subscribe our videos.*** Press the bell button to stay notified about our new videos! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music Credits: Wheel Of Karma by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Transcend by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: 1. All information, stories and everything shared on the videos of THE HINDU SAGA channel is based on information collected from various sources like books, newspapers and internet. THE HINDU SAGA does not create or claim authenticity of any of the information provided in this channel. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is unintentional and purely coincidental. We do not intend to hurt any religious sentiments of our viewers. Some parts from this video like music, pictures and videos are sourced from the web. The Hindu Saga does not declare any ownership and is ready to give the rights to whoever it is due. 2. Multiple sources like books, newspapers, blogs and internet have been referred to create the content and stories for the videos and we try our best to use content with owner's permission and under 'fair use', however, if we happen to use your copyright material without the permission, please reach out to us at aapkigoodlife@gmail.com and we will remove your copyright materials. #TheHinduSaga #IndianHistory #HinduHistory #Hinduism #IndianMythology #HinduMythology #HinduGods #ReligionExplained