Festival guide
Onam 2028
ओणम
Onam is Kerala's biggest festival, celebrating the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
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- Date
- Fri, 1 September 2028
- Nakshatra
- Shravana · 1:23 am – Sat, 2 September, 4:03 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta45m
- Amrit Kalam1h 47m
Times to avoid
- Dur Muhurta51m
- Rahu Kaal1h 35m
- Dur Muhurta51m
- Yama Gandam1h 35m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:38 am
- Sunset
- 6:16 pm
- Moonrise
- 4:43 pm
- Moonset
- 3:58 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Fri, 1 September
- Tithi
- Trayodashi, then Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Karana
- Kaulava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Bhadrapada
- Tithi
- TrayodashiFrom Until Then Chaturdashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- RogAvoid
- ShubhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
Night
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
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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