Happy Onam 2023: Atham To Thiruvonam- How To Celebrate Onam? 10 Days Of Colourful Celebrations Begin In Kerala
Feasts, colourful masks, performances, boat races and the all-time favourite Onam sadhya, Kerala celebrates Onam, it's annual harvest festival, with great zeal and excitement spanning a total of 10 days.
Tanya Dutt
| Aug 20, 2023, 10:18 AM IST
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Day One: Atham
![Day One: Atham](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266312-onam-temple.png)
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Day 2 – Chithira
![Day 2 – Chithira](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266311-onam-2023.png)
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Day Three: Chodhi
![Day Three: Chodhi](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266309-onam-dress.png)
Families will start buying additional clothing and jewellery for one another on Chodhi, and the pookkalam will be covered in yet another layer of flowers. The men will buy a mundu, a garment worn around the waist, while the women would dress in a Kasavu Sari, a traditional Keralan clothing, on this day. Young girls wear Pattu Pavadai, the traditional clothing that distinguishes young girls from married women.
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Day 4 - Vishakam
![Day 4 - Vishakam](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266308-onam-sadhya.png)
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Day 5 – Anizham
![Day 5 – Anizham](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266307-onam-boat.png)
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Day 6 – Thriketa
![Day 6 – Thriketa](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266305-onam-pookalam.png)
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Day 7 – Moolam
![Day 7 – Moolam](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266304-onam-feast.png)
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Day 8 – Pooradam
![Day 8 – Pooradam](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266294-onam-temple1.png)
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Day 9 – Uthradam
![Day 9 – Uthradam](https://english.cdn.zeenews.com/sites/default/files/2023/08/20/1266293-onam-rally.png)