Festival guide
Onam 2021
ओणम
Onam is Kerala's biggest festival, celebrating the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
Ended
- Date
- Sat, 21 August 2021
- Nakshatra
- Shravana · Fri, 20 August, 9:25 pm – 8:21 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta44m
- Amrit Kalam1h 32m
Times to avoid
- Dur Muhurta52m
- Dur Muhurta52m
- Rahu Kaal1h 37m
- Yama Gandam1h 37m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:34 am
- Sunset
- 6:27 pm
- Moonrise
- 6:03 pm
- Moonset
- 5:00 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sat, 21 August
- Tithi
- Chaturdashi, then Purnima
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Karana
- Gara
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- ChaturdashiFrom Until Then Purnimauntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
Night
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
The story
Onam: significance and rituals
A 10-day harvest festival, it is marked by boat races (Vallam Kali), floral carpets (Pookalam), traditional feast (Onasadya), and Kathakali performances.
Rituals
Create Pookalam (flower rangoli) at the entrance. Prepare Onasadya — a grand vegetarian feast with 26+ dishes on banana leaf. Watch Vallam Kali (snake boat race). Perform Thiruvathira dance.
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