Vallamkali, the traditional snake boat race is the highlight of the Onam festival. Punnamada lake, Alappuzha, Kerala. August- September


Onam is an annual holiday and festival celebrated in Kerala, India. It is also a harvest festival, and falls on the 22nd nakshatra Thiruvonam in the Malayalam calendar month of Chingam, which in Gregorian calendar overlaps with August–September.


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