Onam festival 2024 - in pictures

  • A performer paints his face before performing as a Hindu god in a Kummati Kali, a mask dance, part of the annual Onam festival celebrations in the Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. AFP
    A performer paints his face before performing as a Hindu god in a Kummati Kali, a mask dance, part of the annual Onam festival celebrations in the Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala. AFP
  • Kummati Kali peformers in Thrissur, Kerala. AFP
    Kummati Kali peformers in Thrissur, Kerala. AFP
  • Women wearing traditional dresses pose for a selfie as they take part in the Onam festival celebrations in Chennai, India. EPA
    Women wearing traditional dresses pose for a selfie as they take part in the Onam festival celebrations in Chennai, India. EPA
  • Children in traditional dresses play on a swing during Onam in Chennai, India. EPA
    Children in traditional dresses play on a swing during Onam in Chennai, India. EPA
  • Traditional sadya meal served on a banana leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Onam festival. Getty Images
    Traditional sadya meal served on a banana leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the Onam festival. Getty Images
  • Indian women wearing traditional dresses prepare a flower carpet or Pookalam in front of their house as they celebrate Onam in Chennai, India. EPA
    Indian women wearing traditional dresses prepare a flower carpet or Pookalam in front of their house as they celebrate Onam in Chennai, India. EPA
  • A performer dressed as a tiger dances to the beats as he takes part in the Pulikali or Tiger Dance during Onam celebrations in Chennai, India. EPA
    A performer dressed as a tiger dances to the beats as he takes part in the Pulikali or Tiger Dance during Onam celebrations in Chennai, India. EPA
  • A performer dressed as King Mahabali is welcomed by people. In Hindu mythology, Onam marks Mahabali's return after being sent to the underworld by lord Vishnu. EPA
    A performer dressed as King Mahabali is welcomed by people. In Hindu mythology, Onam marks Mahabali's return after being sent to the underworld by lord Vishnu. EPA
  • The Malayali community in Chennai offer prayers to the Hindu god Ayyappa on the occasion of Onam. EPA
    The Malayali community in Chennai offer prayers to the Hindu god Ayyappa on the occasion of Onam. EPA
  • Indian Muslim students decorate a flower carpet in Chennai, India. EPA
    Indian Muslim students decorate a flower carpet in Chennai, India. EPA