Festival guide
Onam 2024
ओणम
Onam is Kerala's biggest festival, celebrating the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
Ended
- Date
- Sun, 15 September 2024
- Nakshatra
- Shravana · Sat, 14 September, 8:32 pm – 6:49 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta47m
- Amrit Kalam1h 29m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 32m
- Dur Muhurta49m
- Rahu Kaal1h 32m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:44 am
- Sunset
- 6:01 pm
- Moonrise
- 4:21 pm
- Moonset
- 3:23 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sun, 15 September
- Tithi
- Dwadashi, then Trayodashi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Bhadrapada
- Tithi
- DwadashiFrom Until Then Trayodashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
Night
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
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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