Event Date : 20 Aug, 2004
An occasion to witness almost all the folk art forms of Kerala, Athachamayam
marks the beginning of the ten-day Onam festival in Kerala. Conducted on the
Atham asterism of the Malayalam month Chingam (Leo), the event today commemorates
a royal custom of the Maharajas of Kochi State. In olden days it was customary
for the king to travel with his entire entourage to the Thripunithura fort.
This was also the occasion for his subjects to greet the king and see him at
close quarters. The procession, now without the king, still retains its majestic
charm, and is conducted in a spectacular manner
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