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Plate F · ONAMOṇamओणम

URN · onam

Festivals · 10 days

Provisional

ओणम

Oṇam

Onam

Pañcāṅga rule

Recurrence rule recorded but not yet typed

Duration · 10 days

ISynopsis

Ten-day harvest festival of Kerala welcoming the legendary King Mahabali; celebrated with pookkalam, boat races, and sadya.

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9 entries

  1. RecurrenceRecurrence rule recorded but not yet typed · pañcāṅga ruletextual
  2. Community attributionPan-Hindu — observed across communitiestextual
  3. Name (eng/Latn)Onamtextual
  4. Name (hin/Deva)ओणमtextual
  5. Name (mal/Mlym)ഓണംtextual
  6. Name (tam/Taml)ஓணம்textual
  7. Name (tel/Telu)ఓణంtextual
  8. Name (kan/Knda)ಓಣಂtextual
  9. Observed at109 templescommunity attested

IIIObserved at

109 attested
  • Temple 9ba7bfaedeity-festival association
  • Temple b02474e9deity-festival association
  • Temple c8fb383ddeity-festival association
  • Temple 34af39b9deity-festival association
  • Temple a402a33adeity-festival association
  • Temple bc1dd19edeity-festival association
  • Temple b450824bdeity-festival association
  • Temple ebe251b8deity-festival association
  • Temple 8d5d1736deity-festival association
  • Temple b31fd4dfdeity-festival association
  • Temple cfd618a3deity-festival association
  • Temple 7458d1b0deity-festival association
  • And 97 more temples in the register.

IVNames across registers

  • eng / LatnOnamTen-day harvest festival of Kerala welcoming the legendary King Mahabali; celebrated with pookkalam, boat races, and sadya.
  • hin / Devaओणमकेरल का दस दिवसीय फसल उत्सव, महाबलि राजा के स्वागत में मनाया जाता है।
  • mal / Mlymഓണംകേരളത്തിന്റെ ദേശീയ ഉത്സവം. ചിങ്ങ മാസത്തിൽ, 10 ദിവസം. മഹാബലിയുടെ ഓർമ്മ.
  • tam / Tamlஓணம்
  • tel / Teluఓణం
  • kan / Kndaಓಣಂ
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