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Keralites celebrate Thiru Onam with zest and tradition

Keralites celebrate Thiru Onam with zest and tradition

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Image for the purpose of representation only. | Photo Credit: Allen Egenuse J. Keralites celebrated Thiru Onam with gusto on Friday. For most Malayalees, the largely secular festival remains symbolic of an idyllic pastoral past rooted in myth. On Thiru Onam day, they seek to recreate, however briefly, the halcyon era when the folkloric king […]

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Thiru Onam eve shopping fervour, Uthrada Pachil, peaks in Kerala on Thursday

Thiru Onam eve shopping fervour, Uthrada Pachil, peaks in Kerala on Thursday

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Keralites thronged markets, malls, and textile shops on Thursday in a feverish last-minute hunt for must-have items and bargains on the eve of Thiru Onam, the State’s most important festival. The holiday spirit was particularly evident at the iconic Chalai Market in Thiruvananthapuram, Broadway in Kochi, and S.M. Street in Kozhikode. The tradition of Uthrada […]

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