Onam Basics
Onam is celebrated in this Indian state.
Kerala
Onam celebrates the yearly homecoming of this king.
Mahabali, or Maveli
The sadya is served on this instead of a plate.
A banana leaf
These flower carpets are laid outside homes each morning of Onam.
Pookalam
This is the language spoken in Kerala.
Malayalam
Onam lasts this many days.
10 days
This god came down to visit Mahabali.
Vishnu
This sweet milk dessert ends the meal.
Payasam
Two teams, one rope, lots of shouting.
Tug of war
This is the Malayalam greeting for a happy Onam.
Onam Ashamsakal
Onam is primarily this type of festival, tied to farming.
A Harvest Festival
Vishnu took this dwarf Brahmin form.
Vamana
This coconut and yogurt mixed-vegetable dish is the star of the sadya.
Aviyal
These long snake boats race with dozens of rowers.
Boat racing, or vallam kali
New clothes given and worn during Onam are called this.
Onakkodi
This is the name of the final and biggest day of Onam.
Thiruvonam
Vamana asked Mahabali for this much land.
Three steps, or three pieces of land
This crispy fried disc made from lentil batter sits on every leaf.
Poppadom, or papadum
In this folk performance, dancers paint themselves as tigers.
Pulikali
This Kerala dance form has a green painted face and a giant headdress.
Kathakali
Onam falls in this season, roughly August or September.
After the monsoon, in Chingam
Mahabali offered this as the third step.
His own head
Name any three sadya dishes.
Any three of sambar, rasam, thoran, olan, erissery, kaalan, pachadi, kichadi, moru, kootu curry
Women dance in a circle around a lamp in this traditional Onam dance.
Thiruvathirakali
Kerala's tourism slogan calls it God's Own ___
Country