Monsoon Welcomes Festival Season in Kerala
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Monsoon Welcomes Festival Season in Kerala
Along with monsoon comes the season of festivites and celebration. Keralas most important festival Onam is celebrated around August to September and it lasts for 10 days. Its a harvest festival where poeple celebrates the ancient homecoming of the king Mahabali who ruled the state for a very long time. During the festival the people of the state seems joyful as they decorate their homes, visit temples, perform poojas, make Pookalam (Flower carpets), buy new clothes, dress up in their traditional attire, and visit relatives.Not only is this, but the famous annual snake boat race performed on Pamba River is one of the prime attraction during Onam celebrations. People from far across the lands visit Kerala to watch this carnival. To be one of them you must consider traveling to Kerala during the monsoon time.