Expatriates celebrate Onam
Published: 05:09 PM,Sep 07,2022 | EDITED : 09:09 PM,Sep 07,2022
MUSCAT: Expatriate Indians in Oman, especially from the south of India, are celebrating Onam with traditional floral decorations on the floor, elaborate feast and people wearing the authentic golden threaded sarees and dhotis.
Hotels and restaurants are abuzz with people celebrating Onam while many families are celebrating Onam with their close relatives with traditional floral carpet and delicious meals at homes cherishing the childhood memories.
A delicious 'sadya', an extensive lunch with scores of side dishes, is served on a banana leaf platter, from forenoon till evening and are arranged on a pre-booking basis.
This is the first time in the last two years that people are fearlessly gathering outside of their homes after the pandemic and organisations as well as corporates are making the most of the celebrations.
Various associations under the umbrella of Indian Social Club (ISC) and other NGOs are organising festivities and cultural celebrations which culminate in the delicious 'Onam Sadya', which is also a treat made of vegetables that accompany traditional rice on the plantain leaf.
Onam, known as the 'Harvest Festival of Kerala', is a day of memories in abundance and most of them are connected to childhood days. As the myth aptly indicates an era of sweet memories, people rejoice those days of their days with their dear and near ones.
On the tenth day of the Malayalam month 'Chingam' is the 'Thiruvonam, which is a combination of myths, folklore and traditions and one of the great occasions where Malayalis rejoice together and reaffirm the values of harmony and coexistence.
Many Omani citizens with their families are joining their expat fraternity in celebrating the feast festival at the hotels as well as their homes.
Hotels and restaurants are abuzz with people celebrating Onam while many families are celebrating Onam with their close relatives with traditional floral carpet and delicious meals at homes cherishing the childhood memories.
A delicious 'sadya', an extensive lunch with scores of side dishes, is served on a banana leaf platter, from forenoon till evening and are arranged on a pre-booking basis.
This is the first time in the last two years that people are fearlessly gathering outside of their homes after the pandemic and organisations as well as corporates are making the most of the celebrations.
Various associations under the umbrella of Indian Social Club (ISC) and other NGOs are organising festivities and cultural celebrations which culminate in the delicious 'Onam Sadya', which is also a treat made of vegetables that accompany traditional rice on the plantain leaf.
Onam, known as the 'Harvest Festival of Kerala', is a day of memories in abundance and most of them are connected to childhood days. As the myth aptly indicates an era of sweet memories, people rejoice those days of their days with their dear and near ones.
On the tenth day of the Malayalam month 'Chingam' is the 'Thiruvonam, which is a combination of myths, folklore and traditions and one of the great occasions where Malayalis rejoice together and reaffirm the values of harmony and coexistence.
Many Omani citizens with their families are joining their expat fraternity in celebrating the feast festival at the hotels as well as their homes.