Festival guide
Onam 2026
ओणम
Onam is Kerala's biggest festival, celebrating the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
Ended
- Date
- Wed, 26 August 2026
- Nakshatra
- Shravana · Tue, 25 August, 10:51 pm – Thu, 27 August, 12:47 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta45m
- Amrit Kalam1h 44m
Times to avoid
- Yama Gandam1h 36m
- Dur Muhurta51m
- Rahu Kaal1h 36m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:36 am
- Sunset
- 6:23 pm
- Moonrise
- 5:25 pm
- Moonset
- 4:30 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Wed, 26 August
- Tithi
- Trayodashi, then Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Karana
- Taitila
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- TrayodashiFrom Until Then Chaturdashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
Night
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
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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