Commons:Wiki Loves Onam 2024/About
About Wiki Loves Onam Campaign
Wiki Loves Onam in Wikimedia commons is a photo campaign dedicated to documenting the vibrant and colorful festival of Onam on Wikimedia Commons. Onam is celebrated by millions of Malayalees across Kerala and beyond. Onam is a time of joy, tradition, and cultural expression. Through this campaign, we aim to capture and share the essence of Onam with the world.
Share your unique perspective of Onam by capturing its essence through your lens. We invite you to submit photos of the following:
Read more about the campaign in Wikimedia commons and in other Wikimedia projects.
How to participate
Photograph: Take high-quality photographs of any of the above-mentioned themes or other aspects of Onam.
Upload: Submit your photos to Wikimedia Commons using the upload link provided here.
Licensing: The license of your photographs must be a creative commons license
(CC-BY-4.0, CC-BY-SA-4.0)
Share: Spread the word about the campaign and encourage others to contribute.
By contributing, you’ll be helping to create a valuable resource for people worldwide to learn about and appreciate the richness of Onam.
Upload the media files by Category
Pookalam
Pookkalam (flower carpets) is a traditional floral decoration created on the ground using various types of fresh flowers during the festival of Onam.
Flowers in Kerala
During Onam season, a variety of vibrant and fragrant flowers bloom, adding color and festivity to the celebrations.
Onam Sadhya
It's a traditional Kerala feast served on a banana leaf, featuring a wide array of vegetarian dishes, each offering a unique flavor and texture. The meal includes rice, sambar, avial, thoran, olan, payasam and more;
Traditional games
Also known as Onakalikal, are a vital part of the Onam celebrations, bringing communities together through spirited competition and fun.
Onam Dishes
It's an essential part of the Onam Sadhya, a traditional Kerala feast that showcases a variety of vegetarian dishes. You can upload the media files of its preparations, serving of the dishes.
Onam Costumes
Traditional outfits worn during the festival, reflecting Kerala's cultural heritage. Women typically wear kasavu sarees with golden borders, while men wear mundu, often paired with a traditional kurta or shirt.
Vallamkali
Also known as the Snake Boat Race, is a traditional and spectacular boat race held during Onam in Kerala. Teams of rowers, in long, narrow boats designed to resemble snakes, compete in vibrant and intense races.
Puli Kali
Also known as the Tiger Dance, is a traditional folk art performed during Onam in Kerala. Participants paint themselves in vibrant tiger-like patterns and costumes, then dance to lively drumbeats and traditional music.
Dance Performance
Traditional dance forms including, Thiruvathira Kali performed by womens in a circle around a lamp, Kummattikali performed by wearing colorful masks and costumes and other traditional dance forms performed during Onam season.
Onam Celebrations
Onam gatherings are vibrant community events that bring people together to celebrate the festival with joy and unity. These gatherings typically include a variety of activities such as preparing and sharing Onam Sadhya, participating, watching or enjoying the Onam games.
Rituals & Ceremonies
Rituals and ceremonies are integral to the Onam festival, reflecting its spiritual significance and fostering a sense of community and tradition...
Other Onam events
In addition to traditional gatherings, Onam includes a variety of other events and activities that celebrate the festival. You can upload those media files though this link.
Other Categories
If any of the above categories not matches your media files related to Onam celebrattions; Upload those media files though this link.
Join Us in Celebrating Onam
Your photographs will not only be a part of Wikimedia Commons, but they will also play a crucial role in preserving the cultural heritage of Kerala. Whether you’re capturing the vibrant colors of an Athapookalam or the intense action of a Vallamkali, your work will help showcase the diversity and beauty of Onam.
Join us in this exciting journey and help document Onam for future generations!
Hashtag: #WikiLovesOnam