The festival is celebrated with religious fervor across the country.
Updated: 21 Aug 2021 2:25 pm
A child wearing mask as a precaution against the coronavirus watches elders perform a ritual during Onam festival at the Vamana Hindu temple in Kochi, Kerala.
A child wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus looks at an elephant during Onam festival at the Vamana Hindu temple in Kochi, Kerala.
Percussion artists playing thavil, a traditional drum, walk ahead of a caparisoned elephant carrying an idol of a deity during Onam festival at the Vamana Hindu temple in Kochi, Kerala.
Mahouts guard a caparisoned elephant carrying an idol of a deity during Onam festival at the Vamana Hindu temple in Kochi, Kerala.
