Onam (Malayalam: ഓണം) is a State-wide Harvest festival with Hindu mythological background festival celebrated in Kerala, India.^[1]It is also the state festival of Kerala with State holidays on 4 days starting from Onam Eve (Uthradom) to the 3rd Onam Day. Onam Festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the commemoration of Vamana avatara of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of mythical King Mahabali. Onam is reminiscent of Kerala's agrarian past, as it is considered to be a harvest festival.

The festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the homecoming of the mythical King Mahabali who Malayalees consider as their King. In Kerala, it is the festival celebrated with most number of cultural elements such as Vallam Kali, Pulikkali, Pookkalam, Onatthappan, Thumbi Thullal, Onavillu, Kazhchakkula, Onapottan,^[2] Atthachamayam etc.

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PALLIPPURAM
Village
The white sand dunes, a typical sight around Pallipuram
Pallippuram Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 9.7566°N 76.3607°ECoordinates: 9.7566°N 76.3607°E
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Alappuzha
Area
• Total	25.53 km2(9.86 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	27,307
• Density	1,100/km2(2,800/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Malayalam, English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	688
Telephone code	0478
Vehicle registration	KL-04 or KL-32
Sex ratio	1043 ♂/♀
Lok Sabhaconstituency	Alappuzha
Vidhan Sabhaconstituency	Aroor

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Pallippuram is a village in India, 5 km from Shertallay in Alleppey, Kerala. A serene village, it is wedged between Cherthala municipality and Thycattussery panchayath. It is surrounded by Vembanad Lake on eastern and western sides and Chenganda river on its southern side. The bridge over the river connect this area to the mainland of Cherthala. It is also connected to Vaikom by means of ferry service and boats.
Pallippuram is noted for its whitish sand (due to the high silica content), which has extensive use in glass and cement industries. Malabar Cements (owned by Government of Kerala) is a major industrial unit operating out of the Industrial Growth Centre at Pallippuram.
Pallipuram Church build in 3rd century AD is the one of the land marks of this area.Palackal Thoma Malpan was born and lived here, heading a Seminary (1818–1855) for teaching priests, the first such run by the St. Thomas Christians, and the antecedent of St. Joseph's Seminary, Mannanam (1833–1894), to which it later merged.
The College of Engineering, Cherthala, run by the Institute of Human Resources Development and affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology, was inaugurated at Pallippuram in 2004.
Nadakkal Parameswaran Pillai the founder of Indian Coffee House in Kerala, was a native of Pallippuram.

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