Onam is Kerala’s biggest festival, celebrated over several days with feasts, flower carpets, new clothes and family gatherings. Malayali communities across India and abroad celebrate it too.
Who benefits most
- Restaurants and caterers: Onam sadhya bookings and takeaway.
- Textile and saree stores: kasavu sarees and mundu.
- Flower sellers for pookalam.
- Electronics and appliance stores: festive purchase offers.
- Jewellers.
- Gift and grocery stores for Onam kits.
Offer ideas
- Sadhya pre-booking, dine-in and home delivery, with clear dish lists.
- Kasavu collections and matching family sets.
- Pookalam flower kits.
- Onam gift hampers for relatives and employees.
Reach Malayalis outside Kerala
Cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and the Gulf have large Malayali communities. Target them with location-based Meta ads and community groups.
Use Malayalam
Greetings and captions in Malayalam feel personal. Have a native speaker check translations. Our caption generator helps draft festive messages you can then translate.
Content ideas
- Pookalam timelapses.
- The story of King Mahabali, told simply.
- Sadhya dish guides.
- Greetings made with our festival post maker.
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