Onam 2008

It was the very fourth lesson of our textbook in class 7 ,Onam, great festival of Kerala.In that lesson very briefly every aspect of Onam was described like why Onam is celebrated,how celebrated when celebrated and so on.In our exams one question from this lesson was definatly coming "who was Mahabali ?".and our rata-rataya answer (ek word bhi idhar-udhar nahi)"Mahabali was a great king of kerala"(arey this answer was given in Learning Current English,ye hamare book ka naam tha, Chandrika/kunjika/keybook jo bhi kah lo)...then we were very excited abt snake-boat race(sarp nauka daud)...in the same lesson it was said thet this fest is a fest of flowers ,in front of each n every home u can find some decoration with flowers.Mere kehne ka matlab ye hai ham Onam ko tab se jante hain jab se kerala ko bhi nahi jante the shayad .

When I came here i mean in Kerala,Excitement was abt to see celebrations of Onam.But on the name of celebration we r able to see only departmental celebrations.And one or two times we have tasted home made foods of Kerala.Through our few Malayalam friends we get the menu of Onam celebration.There r three days for Onam celebration.But Again the question Why this celebration...

Story goes that the beautiful state of Kerala was once ruled by an Asura (demon) king, Mahabali,the son of Veerochana and grandson of Prahlad, the devout son of demon King Hiranyakashyap.The King was greatly respected in his kingdom and was onsidered to be wise, judicious and extremely generous. There was no poverty, sorrow or disease in the reign of King Mahabali and everybody was happy and content.Looking at the growing popularity and fame of King Mahabali Gods became extremely concerned and jealous. To test the King, Lord Vishnu disguised himself as a dwarf and a poor Brahmin called Vamana. He came to the Kingdom of Mahabali, just after Mahabali performed his morning prayers and was preparing to grant boons to Brahmins.

The Brahmin said that he just wanted as much land as could be covered by his three steps. The King was surprised to hear but agreed. Just as King Mahabali agreed to grant the land, Vamana began to expand and eventually increased himself to the size of cosmic proportions. With his first step the Brahmin boy covered the whole of earth and with the other step he covered the whole of the skies. He then asked King Mahabali where is the space for him to keep his third foot.The King realised that he was no ordinary Brahmin and his third step will destroy the earth. Mahabali with folded hands bowed before Vamana and asked him to place his last step on his head so that he could keep the promise.

The Brahmin placed his foot on the head of the King, which pushed him to patala, the nether world. There the King requested the Brahmin to reveal his true identity. Lord Vishnu then appeared before the King in his person. The Lord told the King that he came to test him and the King won the test. King Mahabali was pleased to see his lord. Lord Vishnu also granted a boon to the King.
King Mahabali Requests for a Visit to Kerala
The King was so much attached with his Kingdom and people that he requested that he be allowed to visit Kerala once in a year. Lord Vishnu was moved by the Kings nobility and was pleased to grant the wish. He also blessed the King and said even after losing all his worldly possessions, the King would always be loved by Lord Vishnu and his people.

It is the day of the visit of King Mahabali to Kerala that is celebrated as Onam every year. The festival is celebrated as a tribute to the sacrifice of King Mahabali. Every year people make elaborate preparations to welcome their King whom they affectionately call Onathappan. They wish to please the spirit of their King by depicting that his people are happy and wish him well. The second day, Thiruvonam is the biggest and the most important day of this festival. It is believed that King Mahabali visits his people on the second day.

So today yani 12 september ko...the great king visited NITC also......how let us see

Mahabali is on visit of Earth
But couldn't get a berth
Because of huge queue before ticket counter
canceled to visit rest of kerala
Thought this year
Let me visit How is NITC
How are my greatgrandsons and daughters
So he came early morning by Bus on NITC Bus stand
it was 7 o'clock
socha break karne ko fast
but kya karte
canteen shut down wearing a gown....
having a notice with a promise
to meet on monday
till then have a good day
Pet mein chuhe kochne lage aur
Vo bhookhe pet sochne lage
Bahot kuchh badal chuka hai
Samay ka chakka kabhi nahi ruka hai
last time when i visited here
REC was there
but what happened where is REC
Asked guards bhaiyya!where is REC
What REC!!!U r in front of NITC
see great changes r there
red and blue color chechies r taking care
no where u can find even a particle of dust
if u want to enter, ur entry in register is must
signed there, entered and looked to his left
he felt that land under foot is stolen by some theft
Playgrounds in buildings or buildings in playground
bcos it was difficult in find, dimag was moving round
Dekhkar hua bahot hi kast
Chay piye bina aane lagi gast
socha kisi mess mein jaakar pee loonga
chay nahi mila to pani se hi jee loonga
ghus gaye G mess mein
"naye lagte ho"
first submit mess card
said the G mess guard
he turned out of mess
ek do anjuli pani se mood kiya fress
socha ghoom loo hostel
shayad koi bhakta dekh raha ho meri raah
kuchh khane ko mil jayega soch k hi muh se nikla vaah!
udhar bhakt onam ke morning mein 5 baje soye the
kisi ke sundar khayalo mein khoye the
obviously darvaja kaise khul sakta tha
maveli ko bhul bhi jayein
koi apni dreamgirl ko kaise bhul sakta tha
kisi ne door open nahi kiya
maveli ko sochna paraa
NITC aake sahi nahi kiya............

How was it ,just comment.......arey main aapko wish karna bhool hi gaya tha..........anyway ab yaad aa gaya hi hai to wish u "have great onam days!!!may god bless u".thank u and coming back with another post