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How Onam is actually celebrated — the specific practices, described plainly, and how they differ between states and communities.
Onam 2026: 26 August 202610 daysओणम
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Specific practices rather than a general mood.
The national version of a festival is usually a compromise. This is the actual picture.
Pulikali tiger dance at Swaraj Round in Thrissur is the state's most spectacular Onam public event, with performers painted and dancing all day.
Vallam Kali snake boat races, with the Nehru Trophy on Punnamada Lake the largest, and the Aranmula Uthrattathi boat race on the Pamba river.
Onam is celebrated with the same pookalam and sadya, with local variations in the sadya dishes and less emphasis on the boat races.
Onam is the most widely celebrated Kerala festival abroad, with community sadyas and pookalam competitions organised by Malayali associations in the Gulf and in Western cities.
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