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Onam 2024 Date — Sunday, September 15, 2024

When is Onam in 2024? Onam 2024 falls on Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Observance: Onam (Thiruvonam). City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.

Onam 2024 calendar — all ten days from Atham

Onam 2024: the ten Onam days and their nakshatra
DayNameStarDate & day
Day 1AthamHastaFri, 6 September 2024
Day 2ChithiraChitraSat, 7 September 2024
Day 3ChodhiSwatiSun, 8 September 2024
Day 4VishakamVishakhaMon, 9 September 2024
Day 5AnizhamAnuradhaTue, 10 September 2024
Day 6ThrikettaJyeshthaWed, 11 September 2024
Day 7MoolamMulaThu, 12 September 2024
Day 8PooradamPurva AshadhaFri, 13 September 2024
Day 9Uthradam (First Onam)Uttara AshadhaSat, 14 September 2024
Day 10ThiruvonamShravanaSun, 15 September 2024

Onam follows the Malayalam solar calendar: Thiruvonam is the day the Shravana (Thiruvonam) nakshatra falls in the month of Chingam, and the ten days are counted back from it to Atham.

Why we celebrate

Kerala harvest festival welcoming righteous King Mahabali; Vamana-Vishnu legend.

How it is celebrated

Pookalam, Onam sadya, boat races, Thiruvonam feast.

Puja timing

Thiruvonam day main feast and puja; ten-day Uthradam to Thiruvonam.

Foods & offerings

Onam sadya — 20+ items on banana leaf: avial, olan, payasam.

Rituals

  1. Daily pookalam.
  2. Wear kasavu mundu/sari.
  3. Community sadya and games.

Onam dates by year

When is Onam — 2023 to 2027
YearDate & day
2023Tue, 29 August 2023
2024Sun, 15 September 2024
2025Fri, 5 September 2025
2026Wed, 26 August 2026
2027Sun, 12 September 2027

Hindu festivals around Onam 2024