The State government will organise the Onam Week celebrations on a grand scale from August 27 to September 2. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the State-level celebrations at Nishagandhi open air auditorium in the capital on August 27 at 6 p.m. Noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai and actor Fahadh Faasil will be the chief guests at the function, said Minister for Public Works and Tourism P.A. Mohamed Riyas and General Education Minister V. Sivankutty at a press conference here on Monday.
The brochure of the Onam celebrations was unveiled in the presence of Mr. Sivankutty, who is the chief organiser of the event. The inaugural ceremony will be followed by Panchavadyam performance by students of Peringode School, Pattambi and dance performance by artistes of Kerala Kalamandalam. The week-long celebrations will conclude with a colourful pageantry from Vellayambalam to the East Fort in the city on September 2. Governor Arif Mohammed Khan will flag off the Onam procession at Manaveeyam Veedhi.
