Pookalam

Pookalam

After a long hiatus due many different reasons, could not resist posting a photographs of a few pookalams I had the pleasure of seeing today on the occasion of Onam celebrations

Here are the Pookalams

This is right in front of our block in our colony. I saw the neighbours painstakingly arranging the flowers at 11 pm last night.

This is in block opposite to our ours.

I loved this lotus!

I thought this was a very colourful pookalam

This is at Indu/Anil's house where I had a great sadya today!
Thank you Indu!

The best is for the end,  neighours on the floor above mine make it a point to do a pookalam on the 2nd floor corridor every Onam. This year it was a beauty with the boat race in it!

Happy Onam!

Festival South India: Thiru Onam

Today is Onam – One of the most important festivals of Kerala

Onam meant only snake boat race about which I came to know from my school books. I found it quite fascinating, but yet to witness one in person!

Slowly I came to know the story of Mahabali Chakravarthy visiting his citizens and the people of Kerala greeting him with pomp and splendour for ten days in the Chinga month (Aavani in Tamil – August 17-September 16) culminating with the Tiruvonam day.

Nowadays I associate Onam with the special Atha Pookalams and of course the delicious Ona Sadhya!

I woke up this morning to find lovely pookalams in our colony and would like to share it with you

A kathakali face being done by the kids in our block

As for Ona Sadhya, thank you Indu for the delicious paal aada pradhaman!

A very Happy Onam to all!