Onam - Festival Of Kerala Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

Onam - Festival Of Kerala

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For ten full days, the people
Of Kerala, south of India,
Feasted, enjoyed
Each others company
Every year, to welcome
The old emperor
In his spirit, who was stamped
Down to hell, since
The ultimate god
Was given a complaint,
that a king ruled on eatrh,
Better than the heavens,
Gave alms to everyone,
The ultimate god came down
As a dwarf priest
Asking the emperor
For three feet, giving the alms
Of which, the dwarf
Became a giant,
Measured hell and earth
With one foot, another one,
Measured with the heavens,
Asked the emperor,
Who realised the ultimate
And offered hiis head
For the third feet
For measurement,
And was given a boon
To be chosen which emeror
Asked for a date to visit
His empire once a year
Which Keralites celebrate
As onam to show their
Prosperity akin to his days
In his empire, jolly are the days
When Kerala celebrate,
The days by all religions,
Castes creeds, rich and poor
Alike, and make the emperor
Happy on his visiting days.

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nice discription of the onam festival

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RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

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Trissur, Kerala State, India.
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