Festival guide
Onam 2033
ओणम
Onam is Kerala's biggest festival, celebrating the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali.
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- Date
- Tue, 6 September 2033
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha · Mon, 5 September, 11:31 am – 10:29 am
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Brahma Muhurta46m
- Amrit Kalam1h 29m · ends next day
Times to avoid
- Dur Muhurta50m
- Yama Gandam1h 34m
- Rahu Kaal1h 34m
- Dur Muhurta46m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:40 am
- Sunset
- 6:11 pm
- Moonrise
- 4:00 pm
- Moonset
- 3:27 am
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Tue, 6 September
- Tithi
- Dwadashi, then Trayodashi
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Bhadrapada
- Tithi
- DwadashiFrom Until Then Trayodashiuntil
- Nakshatra
- Uttara AshadhaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
Night
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
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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