Celebrating Onam in the city

Celebrating Onam in the city:   In the first day of the known Atham. Pookalam, elegant flower rangoli begins the day and every day a new design that is so overwhelming the existing design dimension Aththa Poo Thiruvonam (flower rangoli) and most elegant design is added to the last day of the Festival 10 and watching. Adorn many houses have courtyards in the city of exotic Pookalams Nambiar, a Secretary, Malayalee Pradeep Nair Services describes the community in the city.

SERNAM is harvest festival, which falls during the Malayalam "Chingam", during the period from August to September. It is celebrated for 10 days, which ends with a great feast on the last day, which this year falls on a Friday "I very much look forward to colorful holidays, which are organized on a large scale. Development of flower rangolis and ethnic wear as Mundu for women and Kurta and Veshti for men will be on the agenda. In addition, the dishes are served on a plantain leaf just delicious, "said Pradeep. The Festival marks the annual visit Asura King Mahabali—who knows every child who was sitting on the lap of her grandmother, Grand Master of the sovereign, which is the envy of the gods of his goodness.

Home away from home

Many Malayalees, who could not make it home state this ONAM, said that the Festival is noted, however, in all its color and glory in their household in the city. "Typically, ONAM we go to Kerala to celebrate the Festival. But this time, I couldn't do it. But still I can feel the ONAM, coming in his full spirit in the city, as my son and my husband came here to celebrate with us, "says Dr T P Sasi Kumar added, is a holiday that is celebrated each. We invite our relatives and friends for a party and Valley luxury home cooked meals on plantain leaves. Later all of us look at some special programmes telecast on major Malayalam ONAM television channels. "

  Kerala's entire six feet

Each six metres or more in a surprise and taste embroidered with kasavo has come to recognize as typical of Kerala. The Office season comes, is a common sight to see women grace in the streets, dressed in the splendour of this time of year which sees higher sales of the same. Scope of just available, in terms of price and variety, add gloss. Retail stores in Secunderabad, versus "railway station", and PURAM t sinikbori progress in Kerala ranging from 300 to 500 and more for those with tissue.

The lavish feast

Gone are the days when only the woman's family used to build in the kitchen of Onavibhavams (yonder and beyond dishes) one after the other. When is the hectic life and holidays are rare luxuries, where perseverance spend the whole day in the kitchen preparing elaborate sadhya.

Hotels in the city are not far behind in Onasadhya service to customers. Almost all top Hotels and family restaurants in the city had begun serving special Onasadhyas one week before the Thiruvonam.
 But home is the opportunity to cook Sheetal Nair festival, which is known as the feast of Onam sadya (Feast). "Nearly 20 different dishes are cooked and ready to payasam, a sweet Cup of milk, jaggery or granules, "he explains. Rice has served on the plantain leaf steak. The different types of mouth-watering dishes—Curry, "upperies" (fried food), ' parippucurry ', ' avial, rasam ' and ' payasam '.

Mythology

Legend has it that ' Ashurah "King Mahabali was banished to the netherworld of Lord Vishnu, who took the incarnation of Vamana (dwarf), under the pressure of ' Devas ', who were jealous of the popularity of the King. Prior to his departure, the King secured an assurance from Lord Vishnu that he would be allowed to visit his subjects ' Thiruvonam ' day Malayalam calendar each year.

The holiday is scaled to its crescendo in the last few days of towns and villages thronged the men, women and children coming out of their holiday shopping.