India Celebrates Onam With Full Fervour

The ten-day-long Thiru-Onam or Thiruvonam celebrations mark the return of King Mahabali, also known as Maveli.

1.) Kerala's capital city Thiruvananthapuram was decked up with lights to celebrate the festival with traditional gaiety with this year's theme ‘Onam, Oru Eenam’ (Onam, the symphony of harmony).

2.) Women and girls in Thiruvananthapuram sing and dance as they celebrate the festival.

3.) The festival of Onam being celebrated with full fervour in Thiruvananthapuram.

4.) People offer prayers at Ayyappan Temple in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

5.) Devotees participate in the rituals for Onam performed at Thrikkakkara Vamana Moorthy Temple in Kochi.

8.) PM Modi also extended wishes and said, "Onam greetings to everyone! May your lives be showered with good health, unparalleled joy and immense prosperity. Over the last many years, Onam has become a global festival and it beautifully showcases the vibrant culture of Kerala."

6.) Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan extended his wishes, saying, "Onam is a celebration of prosperity, brotherhood and equality. Onam should inspire us to strengthen human unity beyond caste and religious divisions. Celebrations should be a gathering of minds that are not contaminated by divisive thoughts. Happy Onam with love to all."

7.)  President Droupadi Murmu also wished the people and said, "Greetings to all fellow citizens and our brothers and sisters in Kerala on Onam! On this auspicious occasion, we express our gratitude to Mother Nature for the countless bounties. May this harvest festival usher in prosperity and the spirit of harmony among all."