Grand Onam celebrations planned in Ernakulam
The Hindu
Ernakulam district admin, district panchayat & Thrikkakara Municipality plan grand Onam celebrations for 2 wks. Events incl. floral carpet decoration, Onam lamp lighting, Sadya, painting comp., tug-of-war, gender equity prog., writers' meet, painting exhibition, jubilee celebrations, Ona Sadya, folk song ensemble & fusion music. Grand Onam procession & musical concert on last day. #Onam #Ernakulam #Celebrations
The Ernakulam district administration, district panchayat, and the Thrikkakara Municipality have jointly planned grand Onam celebrations that will last for nearly two weeks, besides the seven-day celebrations officially planned in the district.
District collector N.S.K. Umesh, district panchayat president Ullas Thomas and Thrikkakara municipal chairperson Radhamani Pillai told a press conference here at the Collector’s chamber that the district-level celebrations would start on August 21 with a floral carpet decoration competition on the district panchayat premises from 8 a.m. The ceremonial Onam lamp will be lighted at 9.30 a.m. The traditional Onam lunch (Sadya) will be organised at 12 noon. There will also be other programmes on the day, including cultural events.
There will be a painting competition on August 22. This will be followed by a tug-of-war competition and a cultural extravaganza involving artistes from Akashavani.
‘Samam’, a gender equity programme, will be organized on August 23. There will be a discussion on literature as well as a writers’ meet as part of the day’s programmes.
A mega confluence of artistic achievers will be organised on August 24. A painting exhibition and a cultural programme will be held at the Durbar Hall Arts Grounds.
The jubilee celebrations of Independence will be held on August 25.
The Thrikkakara Municipality will organise ‘Ona Sadya’ on August 24. There would also be a tug-of-war competition on the same day, said the chairperson.
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