Sunday, August 22, 2010

Happy Onam

As you know, ഓണം is the mallu festival. The word ഓണം, interestingly, is of Sanskrit origin. It comes from ശ്രാവണം, the month. ഓണം is celebrated on the full-moon day in the month of ശ്രാവണം. Apparently, the derivation is ശ്രാവണ -> ശ്രോണ -> ഓണം





 

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