Happy Onam, everyone!
It’s that time of the year again when floral carpets, food, and happiness adorns the house of every Mayalayee. Onam is one of those rare festivals which is celebrated by a state. How beautiful is the thought that no religion or caste can come in between the festivities! Each of the ten days leading up to Onam has its own significance and importance.
While Onam marks the harvest season, the homecoming of King Mahabali at this time of the year is a reminder that people should respect and love each other without any biases of caste and creed. That goodness of the heart wins over every vice and that human beings exist to support and take care of each other. Add to the belief, the angle of pookalams. The beauty of fresh flowers and the transient nature of the lives.
To show you pookalams from this year, let’s pass on the baton to LP who diligently makes one for each day. Also, these are from her own house.
For the third time in a row, I am happy that I was able to show you all these lovely Pookalams. Leetha, thank you for sharing this festival with all of us here.
happiness and food 
These are absolutely splendid! What a lovely tradition to continue on your blog, Parul 🙂
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Thanks much, Shailaja! All thanks to Leetha!
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How beautiful this was Parul! A feast for the eyes! Thanks to your lovely friend Leetha!
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Yes, grateful!! Thank you Kala!
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Thanks so much Parul! Congrats to the hat-trick Onam post😊..you’ve been too kind to cover this year on year!
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I love it Leetha and as long you carry the tradition at your place, I will too. Let’s see how far this goes 🙂
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Beautiful pookalam, Parul! Your friend here is so talented! Loved the geometric one very much!
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Oh that she is and she is such a warm person too 🙂
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beautiful 🙂
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Thank you, Joshi!
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These are amazing! I can’t even begin to imagine how much work it takes to make them. Just lovely – thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Ellen. One of the states in South of India celebrates this festival. Such good work.
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I remember the post you did last year too.. They are so beautiful.
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Thank you Lata!
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Wow, being a mallu myself I didn’t know Onam is celebrated for 10 days
Beautiful these!
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Ha ha! You are funny. Thank you.
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They are gorgeous. Red and yellow are such lovely colours. And do each of them have names? This is unfamiliar territory for me.
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The patterns is like art. The names are like we have in Navratras. Name of the day. But yes, each day has a significance. Thank you, Tulika!
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Feel so happy to see this, lovely designs ! Onam is a much awaited season of the year, all the pookalams, new dresses, pocket money, sadhya, ‘pulikali’ and rowing races that make it all the more exciting. 😀 and yes, the significance of the ten days, thanks for sharing Parul. 🙂
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Wow, these are gorgeous! How have I never heard of this holiday before now? How amazing. 🙂 Do you make them for your own house too? They look like they take quite a while to make.
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Happy Onam. That’s the true beauty which is not hijacked by religion or caste.
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So so beautiful, thanks for sharing 🙂
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Lovely ☺ saw your post last year too.. great work by Leeth.
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Thanks for sharing these gorgeous floral carpets.
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Lovely! Glad to be find the colors on this space again 🙂 Keep sharing em! (I had equally loved the previous posts 🙂 I wonder how much time goes in making them look so spectacular)
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Beautiful Pookalams. I wasn’t aware of the 10 days leading up to Onam and I appreciate your inclusion of the sequencing of the days. Reminds me of the 9 days of Navaratri and the 10th morning.
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Wow! Those are really so pretty, Parul. Your friend has done a fantastic job.
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Really amazing, Parul !!!
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