30/08/2020
🌸 friends! A beautiful time of the year is here when the ascend of King Mahabali to earth coincides with the onset of the season of harvest.✨
🌸Celebrate the colorful festival of with joy and love but follow social distancing norms.🌸
✨According to legends, Onam is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of from Patala. The story goes that the demon King who ruled in Kerala was loved by all for his generosity and kindness. This threatened the Gods and they sought Lord ’s help who disguised himself as a poor Brahmin and headed to Kerala. He asked the king to give him land that can be covered within three feet and Mahabali granted his wish. Soon, the Brahmin started to grow in size and covered the sky and earth with his first and second step. Before he could take his third step, the king offered his head for the last step which led him to Patala. However, the king was granted a blessing for his good deeds to visit his people once every year. Onam marks the day of his annual visit to .🌎💚
🌸The festival os celebrated with flower decorations, a vast array of delicious cusines, prayers, worship and getting together of family and community.❤️😍🌈
🌈Best wishes from all of us here at Kerala on this auspicious day!
❤️We wish you much happiness and joy!
Stay healthy, safe and well! ✨
Count your blessings not your challenges during these Covid times! 🌸
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