Onam is a major annual event for Malayali people in and outside Kerala. It marks the summer harvest and is celebrated with numerous festivities. According to a popular legend, the festival is celebrated to welcome King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam.
Coimbatore is known for its cosmopolitan nature, it is a city which is tolerant towards every religion and the festivity that comes along with it.
The celebration of Onam though is a malayali festival, was celebrated by all communities across Coimbatore. Schools, colleges, community apartments wore the colours and Onam and experienced it in a total Kerala style.
On Sunday the Mayflower Westmount apartment brought in the festivity with great pomp and show. It was a spectacular witness of colours, men and women sporting traditional ensemble, it was a welcoming with the tradition drum beatings-Chenda Melam, Kaikottikali dance and the onnasadhya.
“The Malayali couple at our apartment, Mr.Vijaykumar and Mrs.Sangeeta, decided to celebrate Onam with the apartment people, they totally got the Kerala culture and cuisine right in front of our doorstep. It was a wonderful feast for our eyes ears and stomach. From scrumptious food, to cultural dances, from evoking the God with prayers, to various varieties that were a part of the Kerala sadhya, everything was a big Grandeur experience.
Such celebrations bring us together as a community that is not differentiated by religions and castes but united as a family that grows together in good and tough times.” As expressed by Mrs.Rajalakshmi, a resident of the apartment.
Coimbatore is known for its cosmopolitan nature, it is a city which is tolerant towards every religion and the festivity that comes along with it.
The celebration of Onam though is a malayali festival, was celebrated by all communities across Coimbatore. Schools, colleges, community apartments wore the colours and Onam and experienced it in a total Kerala style.
On Sunday the Mayflower Westmount apartment brought in the festivity with great pomp and show. It was a spectacular witness of colours, men and women sporting traditional ensemble, it was a welcoming with the tradition drum beatings-Chenda Melam, Kaikottikali dance and the onnasadhya.
“The Malayali couple at our apartment, Mr.Vijaykumar and Mrs.Sangeeta, decided to celebrate Onam with the apartment people, they totally got the Kerala culture and cuisine right in front of our doorstep. It was a wonderful feast for our eyes ears and stomach. From scrumptious food, to cultural dances, from evoking the God with prayers, to various varieties that were a part of the Kerala sadhya, everything was a big Grandeur experience.
Such celebrations bring us together as a community that is not differentiated by religions and castes but united as a family that grows together in good and tough times.” As expressed by Mrs.Rajalakshmi, a resident of the apartment.