Tripunithura (Kochi) [Kerala]: The Athachamayam festival in Tripunithura near Ernakulam district today marked the graduation of the 10-day Onam festival.
Athachamayam is an awesome fete solely celebrated inside the royal city of Tripunithura, which marks the true spirit of Onam, highlighting its spiritual and communal concord.
#WATCH | Kerala: The famous Athachamayam procession in Kochi, marks the commencement of the 10-day Onam festival – the state's annual harvest festival.
Onam is a harvest pageant celebrated specially by Malayalees. The date is primarily based on the Panchangam which falls at the 22nd Nakshatra Thiruvonam in the month Chingam of the Malayalam calendar, which within the Gregorian calendar falls between August-September. Chingam is the primary month according to the Malayalam calendar.
On August 30, human beings collected at Tripunithura and hoisted a grand astonishing ceremonial parade with caparisoned elephants, colorful floats, folks artwork performances like Kathakali, Mohiniyattom, percussions bands like Pandimelam and Panchavayam, which depicted scenes from history and mythology.
Onam is celebrated through diverse rituals which might be determined via everyone. Temples embellished with plant life had devoted throng them due to the fact early morning prayers to mark the occasion.
The 10-day pageant is well known to honour the reminiscence of the mythical King Mahabali, who consistent with the legends is said to visit Kerala during the auspicious event.
The festival is an event for own family and pals to get together and take pleasure in traditional video games, track and dancing and partake in a grand feast, the ‘Onasadya’.
The festivities are marked with the aid of people decorating their houses with ‘Rangoli’ and tasty themselves in sports like boat races, flower arrangements and tug of war amongst others.
