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ONAM   festival of all flavors of happiness and taste Thoughts😊 Being an urban grown-up Onam gives separate experiences, delightful moments, flavours, and colors to my life. Whereas rural celebrations entirely vary with the extreme touch of nature with very traditional practices of togetherness. Urban centre Onam is flourished by posters of Onam advertisements, money gathering, and Pookalam with accessible flowers. Community level of celebration with cheerful competitions is present in both but more extended ranges of celebrations of friendship in career centres can be seen in urban. So, these two poles of traditions of rural and urban heterogeneity of celebration fulfill our minds and memories with the prosperity of Onam.  Thiruvonam- 10th day On the morning of Thiruvonam, my dear sibling was perplexed to find out the ten colours for Pookalam with his great enthusiasm he somehow managed to complete ten blooms of the Pookalam. This Onam was in between troubles which had ...

 Yellow mini flower gem Yellow flowers are extraordinary in their exquisite presence in Athapookalam. Mukkutti is an exceptional small flower that has many medicinal values. It's also considered a divine flower with its deep-rooted connection with traditional practices and beliefs. This mini flower is utilized to please Malliyoor Maha Ganapathy for removing obstacles to achieving desires in one's life. This radiating yellow flower symbolises beauty, and prosperity and refreshes our minds with Onam lore.

  Glory of crown  Krishna Kireedam is a stunning inflorescence of reddish-orange flower balls clusters that gives us a magnificent image of a crown that’s why it is traditionally renowned in Kerala as Krishna Kireedam or Hanuman Kireedam, "Kireedam" means crown. This flower flourishes the Athapookalam with its breathtaking looks. This flower is a favorite of Lord Hanuman the incarnation of Shiva, Hanuman is offered with this flower on Saturdays. This orange crown adds the true meaning of the uniqueness to the Onam festival.

  We were common to you  August 26 Kongini and Mandaram are exceptional flowers with medicinal profits. They are widely used for decorating Athapookalam, These flowers of Onam lore are at their extreme poles. First Mandaram is mono-colored, dominated individuals with petals bearing exposed parts whereas the Kongini is a group of Mini flowers forms an inflorescence that dominates with various ranges of color shades. Yep, a magic of odorless and unpleasant flowers can be seen in traditional Pookalam but these flowers which were common in our localities are now hard to get due to unbearable human activities. We have to conserve them not only for Onam but also for the ecosystem which provides us with lore, happiness, and essence.f

 Golden role of Marigold August-25 Marigold or Jamanthi is an unconditional creator or it became the entire show stealer in Athapookalam they flourish the Pookalam with diverse colors orange, yellow, copper, white, etc. with its unique fragrance and ball-like shape remembers us of the yellow and orange Laddus a famous sweet of India these two balls of beauty and taste is beloved for Lord Ganesh. From Diwali to personal weddings all Indian indoors are decorated with marigolds to welcome prosperity and cheers of contentment. So, their beauty isn’t limited to physical rather they mentally refresh our lives with the joy of celebration. They decorate us and our households with garlands of devotion.

  Blue-petaled butterflies august-24 Some fixed images give the idea of blue-petaled butterflies I have only one answer Yes, Shanku pushpam or Butterfly pea It is distinct with its butterfly appearance with a yellow center and blue peripheral. These flowers have medicinal value at the same time Now it is trendy to utilize them for making blue tea which is cool and refreshing with its lemon flavor. This flower is also used for spiritual practices it is believed that these flowers are the favorite of Lord Ayyappan who was born due to the union of supreme gods Shiva and Vishnu overly it’s a traditional flower in Kerala that plays an important role in Athapookalam of Onam.

 Story of redness of hibiscus August 23- Chodhi  Hibiscus is a very peculiar flower that is widely used for spiritual purposes in South India. This bisexual flower of Malvaceae has a close reference to the goddess Kali the spouse of Lord Shiva with her bloodthirsty fierce attitude. She carries all the strong and sacred shastras of gods these features make her rebellious on the battlefield. She calmed down when she realized she was footed on Shiva’s chest She felt ashamed and showed her tongue outside. Her tongue resembles to red hibiscus. This flower represents her power rather than her shame. This flower glorifies Athapookalam with its immense charm and connects the divine of Ma Kali.