Kerala govt's Onam celebrations: Basil Joseph, Ravi Mohan to attend inaugural ceremony on Sept 3
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the week-long festivities at the Nishagandhi open auditorium.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the week-long festivities at the Nishagandhi open auditorium.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the week-long festivities at the Nishagandhi open auditorium.
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government will officially kick off the state-level Onam celebrations on September 3. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the week-long festivities at the Nishagandhi open auditorium, General Education Minister V Sivankutty said here on Saturday. He was addressing the media here on Saturday.
Various cultural programmes, including dance and music, will be held in connection with the celebrations, which will continue till September 9, he added.
Malayalam actor-director Basil Joseph and Tamil actor Ravi Mohan (Jayam Ravi) would be the chief guests of the inaugural event.
Ministers Sivankutty, PA Mohammed Riyas and GR Anil, along with Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan, Mayor Arya Rajendran, MLAs, MPs and other officials would also take part in the function.
Following the inaugural ceremony, a musical night would be held at Nishagandi auditorium.
"A variety of Onam celebrations are being organised this year. The celebrations will be more vivid and extensive than in previous years, including illuminations, procession, and artistic performances," he said.
Along with Kerala's traditional and unique art forms, modern arts, musical and visual feasts, and martial arts performances will add more colour to the Onam week celebrations, he said.
The minister added that thousands of artists would be part of the week-long fiesta in which programmes would be held in 33 venues in and around the capital city.
The entire city would be illuminated as part of the celebrations. A cultural procession would mark the culmination of the celebrations here on September 9, the minister said.
The onam celebrations in other districts would be held under the aegis of the state Tourism Department, district administrations and District Tourism Promotion Councils, Sivankutty added.
This year, Keralites celebrate the auspicious Thiruonam on September 5. All educational institutions were closed on Friday for the Onam holidays.