Harvest · 2026
The panchang rule
A harvest festival of Kerala celebrated in the Malayalam month of Chingam, peaking on the Thiruvonam nakshatra (asterism). The ten-day festival is reckoned by the Malayalam solar calendar, so its Gregorian date shifts within a fixed seasonal window rather than falling on a set day.
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Onam falls on Wednesday, 26 August 2026.
Onam is set by the panchang — A harvest festival of Kerala celebrated in the Malayalam month of Chingam, peaking on the Thiruvonam nakshatra (asterism). The ten-day festival is reckoned by the Malayalam solar calendar, so its Gregorian date shifts within a fixed seasonal window rather than falling on a set day.
Explore the significance, legends, rituals and deities; find the muhurat or read the day’s panchang, and bring the festival or vrat into your own practice. Arrange any pooja through the temple or provider.
