Visit Kerala for Onam Festival 2010 celebrations

Visit Kerala for Onam Festival 2010 celebrations. Indian fairs and festival latest news and updates – Kerala Onam Festival 2010 Greetings, Greeting Cards and Pookalam designs with pictures. Onam date is on August 23 Monday.

Kerala is a state in the south-western part of India.The States Reorganization Act bringing together the areas where Malayalam is the dominant language. Thiruvananthapuram is the capital and largest city of Kerala. Kochi and Kozhikode are other major cities.

Onam is the biggest festival in the South Indian state of Kerala. It falls during the first month of Malayalee calendar which is Chingam (August–September) and marks the homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali. The festival lasts for ten days and is linked to many elements of Kerala’s culture and tradition. Intricate flower carpets, elaborate banquet lunch , Snake Boat races and the Kaikottikali dance all play a part in the festival. For this festival, people wear new clothes: men a shirt and mundu, (a full length off-white sarong) , women mundu and a golden bordered shoulder drape called Nariathu. Onam is the harvest festival in Kerala.

Kerala is a popular tourist destination famous for its backwaters, Ayurvedic treatments and tropical greenery. Kerala has a higher Human Development Index than all other states in India. Kerala has witnessed significant migration of its people, especially to the Persian Gulf countries during the Kerala Gulf boom, and is heavily dependent on remittances from its large Malayali expatriate community.