The Onam celebrations will be organised on a grand scale from September 6 to 12 in the State, said Tourism Minister P.A. Mohamed Riyas on Thursday. This year’s celebrations have been planned on a splendid scale as life returns to normal the world over post COVID-19 pandemic, said Mr. Riyas after inaugurating the festival office at the Tourism Directorate here.
“It is time to be cheerful again, forgetting the crisis and sorrow caused by the pandemic. Throughout the State, Onam will be celebrated in a befitting fashion. Apart from the capital, celebrations will be organised across the State, taking on board all sectors,” said Mr. Riyas.
Minister for General Education and Labour V. Sivankutty, who is the working chairman of the celebrations, said traditional art forms will receive prominence in the cultural programmes to be organised. Apart from this, a rich variety of programmes will offer a veritable cultural feast to the people as well as tourists during the week-long festival, he added..
