Tag: Onam

Low-key celebrations began in Kerala’s Tripunithura town on Thursday adhering to the COVID-19 protocols marking the start of the 10-day “Onam” festivities. Tripunithura MLA K Babu hoisted the Atham flag on the “Atham” day in Tripunithura but there was no Athachamayam procession — the cultural carnival which used to provide one the rare opportunity to watch almost all the folk art forms of Kerala. Last year also, there was no colourful rally on the streets of the town, the capital of the erstwhile Kingdom of Cochin, as people largely celebrated the Atham festival indoors in the shadow of the COVID-19 ... Read more

A colourful cultural pageantry will be taken out in the city on September 16, to mark the finale of Onam Celebrations that showcased the best of Kerala’s art and performing traditions in multiple venues for a week. Hon’ble Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will flag off the procession, organized by the Kerala Tourism Department, at Manveeyam Veedhi, near the Raj Bhavan at 5pm. Hon. Minister for Tourism, Co-operation and Devaswom, Kadakampally Surendran will hand over the musical instrument ‘Kombu’ that proclaims the commencement of the procession, which will wend its way through the thoroughfares of the city for the next two ... Read more

Kerala Tourism’s week-long cultural extravaganza to mark this year’s Onam celebrations will kick off on September 10, showcasing the state’s vibrant classical and folk dances, modern art and performing traditions at multiple venues in the state capital and various District Centres. As part of the Onam celebrations, the capital city will also host the State Tourism Ministers’ Conclave, to be inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on September 16, the concluding day of the festival. Union Minister of State for Tourism and   Culture, Prahlad Singh Patel will be the chief guest at the meet at Leela Raviz, Kovalam. Besides ... Read more

Photo Courtesy: La Paz Group As part of the upcoming Onam celebrations, Kerala Tourism will organise Athapookkalam competition, which allows the participants to create captivating designs through a mix of colours and flowers, on September 10. It will also organise Thiruvathirakali competition, a unique dance performed by women, on the auspicious day of Thiruvathira, on September 14. The winners of both the competitions will receive an amount of Rs 20,000, Rs 15,000 and Rs 10,000 as first, second and third prizes, respectively. An amount of Rs 2,000 will be given as consolation prizes for the commendable performances amongst the participant ... Read more

Kerala Tourism has unveiled a unique product to literally extend the feel and taste of Onam festival to visitors by enabling them to enjoy a variety of traditional dishes including the famed multi-dish ‘sadya’ and trips to sylvan rural stretches. The project , worked out by the State Responsible Tourism (RT) Mission, will facilitate tourists to stay at village homes as guests, join the celebrations of the festival of flowers, partake home-made delicacies and meals and receive attractive gifts before bidding farewell. The product , ‘Enjoy Onam feast, get Onam gifts ’, piloted in 2017 in selected places, will be ... Read more

This year, Malyalees around the world to have a colourless Onam festival, following the devastating floods that took around 400 lives. Over a million people are still in relief camps and at least 50,000 houses fully or partially damaged by the floods. On the occasion of Onam, Pinarayi Vijayan, Kerala Chief Minister, urged the people to celebrate the festival by helping those who are suffering due to the ravaging floods, the worst disaster in the state’s history. Considered the state’s harvest festival, ‘Onam’ falls in the beginning of Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calendar and is celebrated all over ... Read more

കേരളം ഇപ്പോള്‍ നേരിടുന്ന കടുത്ത ദുരന്തത്തിന്റെ പശ്ചാത്തലത്തില്‍ തിരുവനന്തപുരത്തെ സര്‍ക്കാരിന്റെ ഓണാഘോഷ പരിപാടികള്‍ മാറ്റി വക്കണമെന്ന് പ്രതിപക്ഷ നേതാവ് രമേശ് ചെന്നിത്തല ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു. ആഘോഷങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി ചിലവഴിക്കുന്ന 30 കോടി രൂപ ഈ ദുരിതാശ്വാസ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനങ്ങള്‍ക്ക് വേണ്ടി ഉപയോഗിക്കണമെന്നും രമേശ് ചെന്നിത്തല ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടു

Onam celebrations are around the corner. All are searching for the perfect location to spend the holidays with their friends, family and relatives. Tourists – local and foreign- are also looking for the best place to visit during the festive season. For those who want to have fun, a bit of adventure and to appraise the natural beauty of Kerala, a perfect tourist destination is going to be functional on ‘Chingam 1’ of Malayalam calendar (considered as the beginning of the Malayalam calendar year)  or 17th August 2018. Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of Kerala, will light the lamp to inaugurate the ... Read more