Indlela futhi ongaphi lapho uthola khona i-Onam eKerala
I-Onam ngumkhosi omkhulu futhi obaluleke kakhulu wonyaka eKerala. Umkhosi wokuvuna okhombisa ukuqala konyaka omusha ekhalendeni leMalayalam. Uhlu olubanzi lwezenzo zenzeka kulo lonke izwe isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili. Nazi izinyanga eziyisithupha ezihamba phambili ze-Kerala Onam ezikhangayo ukuze ujabulele.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, hlala amehlo akho ngokumangalisa ama- poamlams (ama- caramet ) ehlelwe kulo mcimbi.
01 ka-06
Thripunithura Athachamayam
Asikho isiqalo esibalabala kakhulu kumkhosi we-Onam kunomkhosi we-Athachamayam, oqeda imikhosi. Lo mkhosi uqukethe umdwebo wesitaladi ohambisane nezindlovu ezihlotshisiwe nokuzula, abaculi, kanye namafomu ahlukahlukene wezithombe zobuKerala. Kunesiqalo esithakazelisayo, esingasetshenziswa emuva ku-Maharaja of Kochi. Wayevame ukuhamba esuka e-Tripunithura eya eThekwini eVamanamoorthy eThrikkakara (eyaziwa nangokuthi iThemkkaraka Temple), okuyinto ngokwemigomo lapho i-Onam Festival ivela khona. Lo mkhosi wamanje wanamuhla ulandela ezinyathelweni zakhe. Wonke umuzi uthola imikhosi nemikhosi, izitaladi zasemgwaqweni, nokuhlelwa kwezimbali. Amathimba futhi ancintisana emncintiswaneni wezimbali we- rangoli (pookalam) .
- Kuphi: Tripunithura, eduze ne-Ernakulam ku-Kochi enkulu.
- Lapho: Atham, izinsuku eziyi-10 ngaphambi kukaThiru Onam (owaziwa nangokuthi u-Second Onam, usuku oluyinhloko luka-Onam). Ngo-2018, iThripunithura Athachamayam izokwenzeka ngo-Agasti 15. Iminye imicimbi yamasiko izoqhubeka e-Layam Ground ezinsukwini ezingu-10 eziholela ku-Onam.
02 ka 06
Imikhosi eThempeli LaseTrikkakara
I-Thrikkakara Temple ihlotshaniswa ikakhulukazi ne-Onam Festival. Imikhosi iqala lapho e-Atham ngenomkhosi okhethekile wokugubha ifulege futhi uqhubeke izinsuku ezingu-10 ngemasiko, umculo, kanye nemidlalo yokudansa. Okuqakathekile yi-procession enkulu, pakalpooram , ngosuku olulandelayo ngaphambi kukaThiru Onam. Unkulunkulu oyinhloko, uVamana, uqhutshwa nxazonke zethempeli ngendlovu, elandelwa iqembu lezindlovu eziqothukile.
- Kuphi: Umzana waseTrikkakara, cishe amakhilomitha angu-15 enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Ernakulam ngaseKochi, emgwaqweni omkhulu weThrissur-Ernakulam (NH 47).
- Lapho: Usuku olulandelayo u-Thiru Onam. Agasti 24, 2018.
03 ka 06
Iviki le-Onam
Ukuvakasha kwe-Kerala kubeka imikhosi enkulu ye-Onam ngeviki ezindaweni eziningi eziyinhloko-dolobha kahulumeni, eTurvandrum. Imikhosi ihlanganisa imibukiso yesiteji (idrama nomdanso wesilasi), ubuciko bendabuko, izitolo zokudla, kanye nezindleko zemisebenzi yezandla. Konke kuphelela emgodini omkhulu ngosuku lokugcina, ephelele ngokushelela nezintambo ezihlotshisiwe. Landa uhlelo lwezenzakalo.
- Kuphi: Izindawo ezahlukene eTurvandrum nasezindaweni ezizungezile.
- Lapho: Izinsuku zokumenyezelwa.
04 ka 06
Ukudla
Ukudla, ukudla okukhazimulayo! Ngeke kube i-Onam ngaphandle kwedili lomkhosi. Ngokwesiko, kuthiwa yi-Onasadya, futhi iqukethe inani elikhethekile (okuvame ukwedlula ama-curries ahlukene angama-20). Ngeke udinga ukubuka kude ukuthola indawo yokudlela e-Kerala ekhonza lokhu okuthakazelisayo.
- Lapho: Izindawo zokudlela ezidolobheni lonke elaseKerala.
- Lapho: Thiru Onam (usuku oluyinhloko lwe-Onam). Agasti 25, 2018.
05 ka 06
I-Pulikkali Tiger Play
Amakhulu amadoda asekhulile agqoke njengama-tigers futhi bedansa ekushayweni kwezingoma zomculo zendabuko kuyinto engalindelekile yezinkolelo zika-Onam. Nakuba lokhu kuveza ubuciko be- Pulikkali kungaba yinye yemikhosi e-quirkiest eNdiya , empeleni ibhizinisi elibi kakhulu! Ungamangala ukuthola ukuthi kuthatha amahora amane ukuhlobisa umuntu oyedwa ngokuphelele. Njengengxenye yenqubo, zonke izinwele zomzimba kudingeka zisuswe ukuze isikhumba sikwazi ukudwetshwa ngemininingwane enembile. Ngemva kokuba umkhosi usuphelile, abadlali bahlanza i-diesel ukuze bathole upende. Kukhona imiklomelo ye-tiger egqoke kakhulu, nomdanso ongcono. Grrrr.
- Kuphi: Swaraj Round in Thrissur.
- Lapho: Ngo-Agasti 28, 2018.
06 ka-06
I-Aranmula Snake Boat Race
Imikhumbi yezinhlanzi zezinyoka yinye okuqakathekile komkhosi weKerala Onam. I-Aranmula Boat Race ayiyona kuphela edume kakhulu, kepha futhi iphakathi kwezinhlanga zakudala zezinyoka ze-snake eKerala. Ngokungafani nabanye, ukugxila kuningi ngokwesiko kunokuncintisana. Lesi senzakalo sinokubaluleka okungokwenkolo njengoba kukhunjulwa ukufakwa kwesithombe seNkosi Krishna e-Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple eseduze. Izikebhe ezingaba ngu-50 zihlanganyele emncintiswaneni, oqala ntambama ngemuva kokuba amasiko enkolo agcwaliswe.
- Lapho: Emagqumeni eMfula iPampa eduze kwethempeli laseParthasarthy e-Aranmula. Kuyingxenye yehora ngomgwaqo osuka esiteshini sesitimela saseCangannur.
- Lapho: Ngo-Agasti 29, 2018.