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Onam: “Kerala’s Biggest Festival Celebrates a ‘Demon’ King — Here’s Why”

Discover India Podcast by Professor Pankaj Jain, Ph.D. by Prof Pankaj Jain

Aug 26, 202600:01:35Society & Culture

Kerala’s biggest festival honors Mahābali — a king the texts call an asura, whom the people call their greatest ruler. Vāmana’s three steps, a kingdom surrendered, and one wish granted: to come home once a year. Onam — w...

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