Onam is Kerala’s most loved harvest festival, celebrated with colour, culture and joy. Families gather, communities unite, and homes are decorated with floral patterns called pookalam. The festival ...

From the upbeat ‘thumbithullal’ rhythms to the Aranmula Vallamkali songs to the earthy, lovely tunes sung by children who go hunting for flowers to make the athappookkalam, songs have been part and ...