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Kerala celebrates Onam festival

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 15 (UNI) In connection with the Onam festival, special poojas are being held in temples including Guruvayoor Sree Krishna Temple, Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple here, Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala, in Kerala on Sunday.
The Thiruvonathoni (a snake boat especially for the service of Aranmula Sri Parthasarathi temple) carrying articles for the Onasadya (traditional vegetarian dishes usually served on a banana leaf in Kerala as lunch during Onam) reached the Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple ghats early this morning.
As part of the customs, 18 Nair families offer provisions and vegetables to the Thiruvonathoni to bring it to the temple for the traditional Onasadya. The provisions and vegetables were transported to Aranmula in the Thiruvonathoni immediately after a ritual at the Kattoor Maha Vishnu Temple on Saturday evening.
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