Can ONAM be as special as THIS??

ONAM is the festival of Kerala and celebrated in honor of LORD MAHABALI,an ancient king of Kerala.This year,we at cognizant, got an oppurtunity to learn more about this festival and Iam lucky enough to participate in the events that are held on the occassion of ONAM.'Traditonal day'..may be one of the best times that one can definitely enjoy at cognizant.Afterall who dont like being traditional??And our comapny believes in unity in diversity.Traditional days are held for almost all the occassions wherein all of us are encouraged to dress ourselves in Traditional attire that reflect the customs of the particular festival or state.Many activities that are promient for the festival are conducted everytime.,And this time it's ONAM..where POOKALAM, art of decorating the floral carpets is conducted.This is the first time I happened to celebrate a festival which is not familiar to me before and that made all the difference!!POOKALAM,arm wrestling,rope pulling are some of the games which Keralites organize among themselves on the eve of ONAM...our team participated in all the three events..and that made the day special.There was lot of fun and joyy..Everyone particpated with great enthusiasm and thats the time when all of us went back to school..!

Some of the pictures showing the POOKALAM contest