Onam

Onam is a harvest festival and a celebration of ancient King Mahabali in the state of Kerala in India. It is Kerala’s biggest festival, lasting 10 days and featuring dancing, feasting, and displays of elaborately designed carpets of flowers. It’s famous for the races of the so-called snake boats held at Champakulam, Aranmulai, and Kottayam. King Mahabali, who was sent into exile in the nether world when gods grew jealous of him, is allowed to return to his people once a year; the boat races, cleaned homes, carpets of flowers, clapping dances by girls, and other events are the welcome for him. Discuss

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