The Festival of Onam

The Festival of Onam

Author: Hindu Parenting September 14, 2024 Duration: 1:14:06

Introduction

2:00 - Onam the Long Festival Celebration of 14 days

7:40 - Onam or Vishu. Which is the New Year?

10:20 - Story of Onam, Thrikkakara Vamanamurti temple, Proclamation of Onam

20:00 - Bali Pratipada celebrated all over India

21:00 - Historical references to Onam in Tamil Sangam literature as Vamana Jayanti, or birth of Vishnu avatar. Writings of Alvars talk about Thrikkakara.

25:30 - Modern distortion of the Onam story by current narrative in Kerala and dilution of Hindu origins.

28:10 - Why did Onam celebration die out in Tamil Nadu?

35:50 - Current situation in Kerala, complacence and inability to perceive the difference between Semitic religions and mathas and sampradayas (different opinions or paths from within Hindu dharma)

48:00 - Hindu rituals and significance behind pookolam (rangoli), Onam Sadya and boat races as a temple tradition.

1:00:00 - How to reclaim Hindu festivals and prevent them from being turned into tools of anti-Hindu propaganda?

1:05:00 - Message for Hindu parents. What makes a Hindu different from all others? The five Mahayagnyas or vratas to be observed everyday.

1:12:30 - End



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