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| Onam | |
|---|---|
 Flower Rangoli (pookalam) is an Onam tradition | |
| Official name | Onam, Thiruvonam[3] |
| Observed by | Malayalis |
| Type | Hindu religious festival, Harvest festival[1][2] |
| Observances | |
| Begins | Chingam (siṃha) masam, Atham (hastā) nakshatram |
| Ends | Chingam (siṃha) masam, Thiruvonam (śrāvaṇa) nakshatram |
| Date | multi-day |
| 2024 date | 14 - 17 September |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | Balipratipada |
Onam (IPA: [oːɳɐm]) is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala.[4][5][6] A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state[5][7] and includes a spectrum of cultural events.[8][9][5][10]
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- ^ Chopra, Prabha (1988). Encyclopaedia of India. p. 285.
Onam – Most important festival of Kerala; held in Chingam (August–September)
- ^ Government of Kerala Archived 8 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, Official Holidays 2017
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- ^ a b c Cush, Denise; Robinson, Catherine; York, Michael (2012). Encyclopedia of Hinduism. Routledge. pp. 573–574. ISBN 978-1-135-18979-2.
- ^ Mahabali comes calling Archived 22 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindu, Neeti Sarkar (5 September 2014)
- ^ Ali, Subhashini (31 August 2020). "Despite Sangh Efforts to Project it as 'Hindu' Festival, Story of Onam Prevails in Kerala". TheWire. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ M. Nazeer (10 August 2010). "The abiding lore and spirit of Onam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ Peter J. Claus; Sarah Diamond; Margaret Ann Mills (2003). South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 454. ISBN 978-0-415-93919-5.
- ^ Hospital, Clifford (1984). The Righteous Demon: A Study of Bali. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-0187-4.