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Thiruvananthapuram witnessed the grand finale of week-long Onam celebrations on Sunday, featuring traditional art forms, cultural troupes and over 69 floats. Thousands attended the closing procession, flagged off by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, amid heightened security and traffic restrictions

Actress Richa Chadha celebrated Onam with daughter Zuneyra at Kerala’s Gurupuram Sree Maha Vishnu Temple, where she gifted a life-size mechanical elephant. She highlighted preserving traditions compassionately, promoting animal welfare and using technology to celebrate festivals while respecting cultural customs

Kerala Tourism Minister P C Vishnunadh unveiled ‘Be a Malayali for a Day’, an experiential tourism initiative encouraging visitors to participate in local traditions, cuisine and art forms. The programme aims to promote cultural heritage, empower communities and drive sustainable tourism

Pre-bookings for the traditional Onam Sadhya are now open at LULU Hypermarket, Kukatpally. Priced at Rs 525 per kit, the feast features more than 25 traditional Kerala dishes and can be reserved in advance for pickup or delivery.

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal has urged Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to operate additional special trains to Kerala during Onam, saying existing services are inadequate. He sought trains from major cities amid heavy bookings and travel difficulties for passengers

The Kerala government has unveiled a comprehensive Onam market intervention plan featuring Supplyco trade fairs, subsidised vegetables, additional foodgrain allocations, free Onam kits and anti-hoarding measures to keep essential commodities affordable during the State's biggest harvest festival

Several Indian celebs on Tuesday took to their social media handles to extend heartfelt greetings on the occasion of Onam.

Malayalee families in the city gathered at the Ayyappa Swamy temple in Mettuguda to celebrate their favourite harvest festival.

On the occasion of "Thiru Onam", the most auspicious day of the 10-day-long festival, people visited temples in large numbers, cutting across villages and towns in the morning.

"Greetings to all on the joyous occasion of Onam! May this beautiful festival strengthen the bonds of unity and bring happiness to all," he tweeted.

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday extended greetings to people in Kerala on the occasion of Onam

Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted people on Onam, a festival associated with harvest and the homecoming of king Mahabali in Kerala

The enchanting festivities of Onam, a significant cultural celebration in the state of Kerala, have graced the calendar from August 20 to August 31 this year

A 90-foot-long snake-like installation made out of 20,000 plastic bottles by a team of imaginative young minds is one of the major attractions drawing curious crowds at the main venue of the Onam Week celebrations by Kerala Tourism in the state capital.

The state government on August 16 had said that it has decided to provide over six lakh free Onam kits to poor families and residents of welfare institutions in Kerala for the festival this year

As part of the Onam celebrations, cultural programmes are being organised at 31 places across the state capital. Numerous events and celebrations are happening across the state.

As part of the operation, extensive inspections are being carried out and strong measures have been taken to prevent cross-border drug trafficking from neighbouring states, the statement said.

Kick-started early this month, the Malayali communities will continue hosting events every Sunday till early October at various venues in the city.

The special trains consists of AC II Tier, AC III Tier, Sleeper Class and General Second-class Coaches.

The Centre has allocated an additional quota of 2 lakh tonnes of sugar for sale during this month, over and above 23.5 lakh tonnes already allotted to mills.