Happy Onam!

Posted on August 27, 2007. Filed under: Festivals, India, Kerala, Onam, alleppey, bangalore |

Onam! The most important and the most colorful festival of Kerala. The nostalgia of every Malayali (esp. Non-Resident Malayali ), the reminiscence of a prosperous culture and tradition. This is the season when sun shines bright after the heavy mansoon, the shrubs and plants blossom and it’s all green everywhere. The pleasant nature is a real tranquilizer.

Sadly, this is the third time on a row, I’m missing Onam with my family. Last two years, I celebrated it in Ahmedabad with my Gujarati friends, now in Bangalore. Working in the software industry is lucrative but you gotta miss some precious things as well. No pain no gain!, ain’t it?

Wish you all a very happy Onam!

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Happy Onam
I have a lot of Kl friends who woud get me sweets on this day:)
dont worry, lets hope you make it home next year:)

happy onam again!

see ya

shuz
August 27, 2007

thanks…
hey that’s great…you would’ve enjoyed the Payasam (gheer in hindi), right?
yea, i can’t afford to miss it any more…

gireesh
August 28, 2007

yes… payasam, and also this sweet made out of jaggery. i dunno the name… but i love these sweet dishes:) oh, not to forget the banana fry, it starts with P, gosh, i am a huge fan of it… we used to get this in my coll canteen…

see ya:)

shuz
August 28, 2007

yea..all these sweets are very delicious.
i guess you’re referring to sharkaravaratty(shar-kara-vara-tty; not sure whether you could pronounce , those jaggery coated banana wafers) and pazampori (your banana fry)

gireesh
August 28, 2007

happy belated onam to too

arvind
August 28, 2007

thanks arvind!

gireesh
August 28, 2007

Onam the national festival of kerala is just days away. Do you have plans to enjoy this onam in beautiful ‘Gods Own Country’?. Indian Tour Planners has introduced a one day celebration package for this onam in kerala. This onam celebrationpackage is arranged at a beautiful resort located in poovar trivandrum. Visit the page http://www.indiantourplanners.com/onam-celebrations-package.php to find out more.

Arun
August 23, 2008