Originally posted by: moonwearer
ONAMexplanation Mallu sisters correct me
There was this famous king Mahabali...he was getting very powerful and vain...Vishnu came as a child(vamana) and asked him for alms...he requested the king to give 3 strides of land...Sukracharya who was Mahabali's minister asked him not to give his word as he sensed something amis...the king went ahead...Vamana then took the form of Trivikrama or assumes is Vishwaroopa...with one stride he covered the earth and the next the skies as there was nothing left Mahabali offered his head for the 3rd stride...Since he ruled well over the people he was granted a wish to visit his subjects every year...that is observed as Thiruonam...A feast Sadhya is prepared and a floral rangoli called pookalam is made to welcome him home
u r absolutely right sri!!!and this onam celebrns mainly consists of 10 days.1-4 are important...and mahabali is believed to visit his land on the 2nd,that is thiruvonam...that rangoli na,pookkalam,its a rangoli using flowers and it starts as one round on day one and on day ten,it will b made to 10 circles...
Edited by ishruhi - 10 years ago