hello friends..let me tell u how onam is celebrated in kerala..i m born and bought up in Goa..and we celebrate it in a big way..since my roots are in kerala..thought of visiting kerala and looking at the marvelous celebration (assumed though)..but when i reached..there was nothing..no decorations..no crowd..it was very disappointing to c the kerala govt..inact in this way..anyways hopefully onam will be celebrated appropriately and meticulously...