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Onam — Sravana Tiruvonam nakshatra in Kerala (Tamil month Avani) — Kerala's grandest harvest festival commemorating the annual return of King Mahabali to visit his subjects. Linked to Sri Vamana's Trivikrama appearance. The 10-day celebration culminates in the Thiruvonam day with Pookalam (flower carpet), Onam Sadhya, and the legendary Vallam Kali (snake boat race).
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ वामनाय नमः
Om Vamanaya Namah
Salutations to Lord Vamana, the Dwarf-Brahmin avatar
✦ Special Note
Kerala temples (Sri Trikkakkara — the original Vamana temple) hold the central observance. The 26-dish Sadhya is the day's defining offering — every Malayali household, regardless of community, prepares it.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Onam Sadhya served on banana leaf — sambar, avial, thoran, olan, kalan, pachadi, paayasam (3 kinds), banana, papadum, pickles
🪔 Aarti
Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे । भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे ॥ जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का । सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का ॥ मात-पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी । तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी ॥ तुम पूरन परमात्मा, तुम अंतर्यामी । पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी ॥ तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता । मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता ॥ तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति । किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति ॥ दीनबंधु दुःखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे । अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपनी शरण में लाओ ॥ विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा । श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, संतन की सेवा ॥
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