Happy Onam to All Mylotters

Hi English TeaDuck, Thank you very much for your wishes. Please check the link and you will understand more about our festival. http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-onam.htm Have a nice time to you.

thanks sreee i really appreciate your invitation, but u know as i am fasting so can join on lunch. may be some other day Best Regards Zass

But you can eat at night, isn't it. Its ok, I am happy with your reply.

Hi Cupid, You are welcome to my home tomorrow for lunch. Everything will be ready at noon. Thank you very much for your nice wishes. I think you are also on festival mood and on fast. Greetings to you. Have a nice time.

what did you do on that day!

Hi deepak, Its ok, we had a wonderful time. Thank a lot for your reply.

Hi deepak, Made different types of dishes (including sweet dishes) and had lunch together in banana leaf. Made calls to both homes and also talked to close relatives, friends etc. Due to rain there was no outing but there was interesting progamms in TV. This is the brief explanation for your question.

Hi dear, ha ha why not, I can send the payasam (sweet dish) but I don’t know in which condition it will reach you, then don't blame me. Better you come over here for lunch tomorrow. Thank you very much for the nice wishes. Happy Onam.

Why not dear, definitely I will prepare an Onam sadya for you. Please do inform me before starting your journey.

Sorry I could not make it to your place today. But when I do come to your city do not forget to make some nice yummy payasam for me even though it may not be a festival time.. Hope you are enjoying yourself today!

Hi taztheone, I am happy to know that you are also celebrating Onam and you are the first responder who is celebrating Onam. I have so many Kerala friends in my list but nobody around to respond and thank you very much for responding and adding me in your list. Have a nice time, enjoy with your friends.

Hi Sanju, I am sorry I can't give any information because I am in Delhi. Happy Onam to you too. Have a great time.

Happpppy Onam to all the malayalis around ! Just eager to knw if there are any restaurants where i can hav a nadan sadya :)!!!In Atlanta !..

Hi voldrox, Thank you so much for your wishes. No problem if you are not celebrating Onam, you can visit our place and can have lunch with us. So please make sure to reach in time.

Hi Sreekala, i would love to be there, my neighbours celebrate the festival and i have seen them make wonderful dishes on banana leaves, it looks so appetizing... I would simply love to come over to your place to enjoy them... thank you.:)

Hi Cosmo, It seems the people from Kerala who reside out of the state are always trying their best to celebrate the Onam festival. In fact the celebrations are yet to over. We invited for the Onam feast on next Sunday by some organization. We celebrated Thiruvonam and made the dishes including ada pradhaman (a sweet dish). In my hubby’s home they are still making the flower motifs and following all the customs. Thanks for joining. Have a wonderful day.

Hi raji, Happy Onam to you, I know it is belated but you responded me now. Nice to see you, have a great day.

Hi gr8life, Happy to see you after a long time. I have seen that you started a new dicussion I will respond you later. Thank you very much for your wishes. Please check the link and you will understand more about our festival. http://hinduism.about.com/library/weekly/extra/bl-onam.htm The festival is celebrated by all people from Kerala state even if they are staying outside the state. We are also staying away then also we are celebrating it. Have a nice time. Take care.

Hi Kiran, Thank you so much for responding to this topic on the exact occasion of Onam. Today I am back after the Onam celebration and when I see the notification in inbox, it was a pleasant surprise for me. (I was away from office/internet for 3-4 days and I don’t know any people started a discussion on the same topic). I am so happy to get the reply from you on this special occasion and thank you so much again dear. Have an excellent day.

Hi Suzzy, Thank you very much for your wishes. Today is the end of the celebrations and we celebrated it on September 2, which was the important day by taking one day leave (we are away from native) and prepared different dishes. Religious tolerance is the main attraction of Onam. Everybody celebrating the festival equally, making flower motifs in the yard, wearing new cloths, preparing variety of dishes and eating together, etc. Have a nice day dear.

Hi daliaj, I am sorry to know that you didn't get leave so could not join with your family on the occasion of Onam. I can understand the disappointments. For us it is not possible to visit Kerala at the time Onam because our elder son won't get holidays on that time so we celebrating here Thiruvonam only. Thank you very much for your wishes. Hope you can celebrate the next Onam with your dear ones.

Hi Nisha, Same to you, thank you so much for your wishes. I am really happy to see you. Yes we can celebrate Onam even if we are away from home. I will be on leave tomorrow and today I am leaving early for making the preparations. See you again. A very Happy and Prosperous Onam.

Hi crimemonitor, Thank you very much for your wishes. Happy Onam to you too. Enjoy with your friends. Have a nice time.

Hi dear, First of all many thanks for your nice wishes. Yes, you are right, the festival is related to Mahabali (the King who ruled earlier) and Vamana (incarnation of Lord Vishnu). Kadala and puttu is just a dish nothing related to Onam. We are preparing different kinds of dishes including sweet dishes. Banana leaf is using for eating food and all will sit together and eat food. Tomorrow is (September 2) is Thiruvonam which is the important day and I am taking leave on that day. There are no holidays here, because I am in Delhi. But in Kerala holidays are declared for four days. It is really fun in Kerala and we can't enjoy that much here and just for the sake of kids we are celebrating here. You please reach in time for lunch tomorrow at my home.

Hi Mahesh, Thank you so much for your wishes. Please come for the lunch tomorrow. Have a nice time.

Hi dear, Thank you very much for your nice wishes and kind words. Actually there are many festivals in Kerala but most of them are related to religion (some are celebrating by Hindu, some by Christian and some by Muslims) but Onam is celebrating by all the people means everybody enjoying and having fun. So this is the festival of religious tolerance, festival of virtue, festival of happiness etc. Have a nice time dear. I am inviting you for lunch tomorrow.

Hi Chaitra, Thanks for your wishes dear. I am so happy. Actually I am much busy with work today, but I wish to a happy Onam to all so I started this discussion (else there is not point to start this) but I noticed after posting there are so many mistakes. Sorry for that too. Have nice time.

Hi dear Thank you so much for your wishes. You are welcome to the feast on 2nd September which is the important day and I will be on leave for celebrating the same. Definitely I will prepare different types of delicious items so don’t forget to reach in time. Have a nice time dear.

Hi webearn99, Thank you very much for your wishes. I think you are well aware about the dishes in Kerala. Yes the feast is the important one among the festival. Have a nice time.