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Onam 2021: Know The Significance Of Floral Rangoli Known As Onapookkalam
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![Onam is one of the most important harvest festivals of Kerala. It commemorates King Mahabali. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/b002dbae9d5750725cf486af3054bbf4fba9c.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
Onam is one of the most important harvest festivals of Kerala. It commemorates King Mahabali. Image Source: Getty
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![The floral Rangoli, known as Onapookkalam, Athapookkalam or just Pookkalam is made with fresh flowers and flower petals particularly at entrances and temple premises like a flower mat. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/fa359e73214802b5b5074308843cec05e80fb.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The floral Rangoli, known as Onapookkalam, Athapookkalam or just Pookkalam is made with fresh flowers and flower petals particularly at entrances and temple premises like a flower mat. Image Source: Getty
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![The pookkalam is similar to Rangoli which is made of powders of various colors and is popular in North India. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/db91077c286c5580b1712070e1d72f65e486f.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The pookkalam is similar to Rangoli which is made of powders of various colors and is popular in North India. Image Source: Getty
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![It is a work of religious art, typically the team initiative of girls and women, who accomplish it with a delicate touch and a personal artistic sense of tone and blending. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/7c4501b8d397b76dbbbc5168f267f52161813.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
It is a work of religious art, typically the team initiative of girls and women, who accomplish it with a delicate touch and a personal artistic sense of tone and blending. Image Source: Getty
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![The traditional ritual of laying pookkalam (floral Rangoli) starts on Atham day. Only yellow flowers will be used on Atham with only one circular layer made and the design is kept simple. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/b4554ef09cfd7c3e7095348789672de6a7feb.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The traditional ritual of laying pookkalam (floral Rangoli) starts on Atham day. Only yellow flowers will be used on Atham with only one circular layer made and the design is kept simple. Image Source: Getty
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![The size of the pookkalam grows in size progressively with each day of the Onam festival. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/b7f0074cb29911a8c6827d52b87299e786082.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
The size of the pookkalam grows in size progressively with each day of the Onam festival. Image Source: Getty
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![All over Kerala, Pookalam competitions are a common sight on Onam day. Image Source: Getty](https://feeds.abplive.com/onecms/images/uploaded-images/2021/08/21/59f6e059637c915fb9cf28eace7a32db244b3.jpeg?impolicy=abp_cdn&imwidth=720)
All over Kerala, Pookalam competitions are a common sight on Onam day. Image Source: Getty
Published at : 21 Aug 2021 11:52 AM (IST)
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