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Happy Onam wishes, messages and greeting cards in English and Malayalam for Thiruvonam, the harvest festival of Kerala.

210 wishes · 2 languages · 4 photo designs · Updated October 2026

Funny Onam wishes (15)

  • My Onam plan: eat the sadya, nap, wake up for payasam, nap again.

  • I counted 26 dishes on my leaf. My stomach counted 27.

  • Folding the banana leaf the right way is the only exam I always pass. Happy Onam!

  • I helped with the pookalam. Now there is a pookalam and one very confused flower.

  • Onam rule: there is always room for one more ladle of payasam.

  • Maveli visits once a year. My cousins visit for the payasam. Happy Onam!

  • I am not full. I am just resting between the sambar round and the payasam round.

  • Happy Onam! My diet has gone on holiday to Maveli's kingdom.

  • The swing is for kids, they said. I said Onam has no age limit.

  • This Onam I will eat the sadya with my right hand and take photos with my left. Multitasking.

  • Three kinds of payasam and only one me. Onam is unfair.

  • Pookalam design by me. Repairs by Amma. Happy Onam!

  • Avial, olan, thoran, kalan... I know all their names because I have met them many times.

  • I wore my kasavu early so the sadya would know I am serious.

  • Happy Onam! May your leaf be long and your waistband be stretchy.

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  • Onam wishes image: Colours at the door, joy inside. Happy Onam.
  • Onam wishes image: May this Onam bring good health to the elders and big dreams to the children. Happy Onam to all of us.
  • Onam wishes image: മുറ്റത്ത് പൂക്കളം, അടുക്കളയിൽ പായസം, വീട് നിറയെ ചിരി. എല്ലാവർക്കും ഓണാശംസകൾ.
  • Onam wishes image: Swing high, eat well and laugh a lot. Happy Onam, buddy.
  • Onam wishes image: May the memory of a land where all were equal and happy inspire us to be kind. Onam blessings.
  • Onam wishes image: You make my world as happy as the land of Maveli. Happy Onam.
  • Onam wishes image: Wishing you a colourful and peaceful Onam with your family.
  • Onam wishes image: ഈശ്വരന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹം കൊണ്ട് നിങ്ങളുടെ വീട്ടിൽ ഐശ്വര്യവും സമാധാനവും നിറയട്ടെ.
  • Onam wishes image: Happy Onam! Watch the boats race and cheer for the fastest one.
  • Onam wishes image: Warm Onam greetings to our clients and partners. May the year ahead bring growth for all of us.
  • Onam wishes image: Warm wishes on Onam, the harvest festival of Kerala. Thank you for your continued cooperation.
  • Onam wishes image: This Onam I will eat the sadya with my right hand and take photos with my left. Multitasking.
  • Onam wishes image: എനിക്ക് ഒരു ഇല സദ്യയും രണ്ട് ഗ്ലാസ് പായസവും മാറ്റി വെച്ചേക്കണേ. ഓണാശംസകൾ!
  • Onam wishes image: Pookalam bright, hearts light. Happy Onam.
  • Onam wishes image: Amma's payasam, Achan's stories and the smell of fresh flowers in the courtyard. That is Onam for me.
  • Onam wishes image: May your pookalam win every compliment on the street. Happy Onam.
  • Onam wishes image: May Lord Vamana and the good king Mahabali bless your home with peace, plenty and kindness.
  • Onam wishes image: മാനുഷരെല്ലാരും ഒന്നുപോലെ ജീവിച്ച ആ നല്ല കാലത്തിന്റെ ഓർമ്മ നമ്മെ നന്മയിലേക്ക് നയിക്കട്ടെ.
  • Onam wishes image: With you, every day feels like Thiruvonam. Happy Onam, my love.
  • Onam wishes image: Happy Onam to a wonderful colleague. Have a great festival.
  • Onam wishes image: Payasam for the kid who ate all the vegetables first. Happy Onam!
  • Onam wishes image: To our customers near and far, Onashamsakal from our whole team.
  • Onam wishes image: ദൂരെയാണെങ്കിലും മനസ്സ് നിങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം സദ്യയ്ക്ക് ഇരിക്കുകയാണ്. ഓണാശംസകൾ.
  • Onam wishes image: We extend our heartfelt Onam wishes to you and your family.

About Onam

Onam is the harvest festival of Kerala and the biggest celebration of Malayalis everywhere. It falls in the Malayalam month of Chingam (August or September), and its main day, Thiruvonam, is the day of the Thiruvonam star.

The festival remembers the good king Mahabali, often called Maveli, whose reign is told as a time when everyone was equal and happy. People believe he visits his people every year on Thiruvonam.

The celebration runs for ten days from Atham. Families lay a flower carpet called pookalam at the door, wear new clothes, swing on oonjal and sit down to the Onam sadya, a feast of many dishes on a banana leaf. Snake boat races, pulikali tiger dancers and thiruvathira dances fill the season.

Onam is celebrated by people of every faith across Kerala, and by Malayalis in the Gulf, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK, the US, Canada and Australia.

How people celebrate Onam

  • Pookalam flower carpets for ten days
  • The Onam sadya on a banana leaf
  • New kasavu clothes (Onakkodi)
  • Swings in the yard
  • Snake boat races
  • Pulikali and thiruvathira dances

How to wish well

  • Thiruvonam morning is the best time to send wishes, before the sadya.
  • "Onashamsakal" (ഓണാശംസകൾ) is the common Malayalam greeting; "Happy Onam" works for everyone.
  • Onam is a festival for all Malayalis, so it is fine to wish friends of any faith.
  • Mention the pookalam, the sadya or payasam to make your wish feel like Onam.

Questions about Onam

When is Onam 2027?

Thiruvonam falls on the day of the Thiruvonam star in the Malayalam month of Chingam, in late August or September. See the date shown on this page for this year and next.

What do you say on Onam?

Say "Happy Onam" or, in Malayalam, "Onashamsakal" (ഓണാശംസകൾ). "Thiruvonashamsakal" is used on the main day.

How many days is Onam?

Onam is celebrated for ten days, from Atham to Thiruvonam. Some families keep the celebrations going for two more days.

Why is Onam celebrated?

It is the harvest festival of Kerala and it welcomes the good king Mahabali, who is believed to visit his people on Thiruvonam.

What is an Onam sadya?

A vegetarian feast served on a banana leaf, often with more than 20 dishes such as rice, sambar, avial, thoran, olan, pickles, banana chips and payasam.

What is a pookalam?

A flower carpet laid at the entrance of the home. A new ring of flowers is added each day of Onam.

Can people of other faiths celebrate Onam?

Yes. Onam is a festival of Kerala's culture and harvest, celebrated by Malayalis of every faith.

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