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                             ONAM

ONAM IS THE STATE WIDE HARVEST FESTIVAL OF KERALA WITH HINDU MYTHOLOGY CELEBRATED BY THE PEOPLE OF KERALA ,INDIA.IT IS ALSO THE STATE FESTIVAL OF KERALA WITH FOUR HOLIDAYS STARTING FROM THE ONAM EVE(UTHRADAM) TO THE THIRD DAY OF ONAM.THE FESTIVAL FALL IN THE MALAYALAM MONTH OF CHINGAM(AUGUST-SEPTEMBER) AND MARKS THE COMMEMORATION OF VAMANA AVATARA OF VISHNU AND THE SUBSEQUENT HOMECOMING OF THE MYTHICAL KING MAHABALI.IN KERALA IT IS THE FESTIVAL CELEBRATED WITH MOST NUMBER OF CULTURAL ELEMENT SUCH AS VALLAMKALI, PULIKALLI, POOKKALLAM, ONATHAPPAN, THULITHULLAL ETC.