MUSCAT: Indian expats in Oman celebrated the annual harvest festival Onam with fervour on Sunday.
An annual harvest festival, observed by those from the south Indian state of Kerala, Onam is marked with elaborate Pookalams (floral carpets) and sumptuous Onam Sadhyas (traditional Kerala meals served on a banana leaf) being an integral part of the celebrations.
Celebrated across the world irrespective of their religions, Thiruvonam falling on Sunday this year meant most of the Keralites in Oman celebrating with their families and loved ones.
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Restaurants did roaring business, but most of them found it difficult to meet the orders for Onam sadhya. “By 5pm on Saturday itself, we stopped taking further orders for takeaways because we knew we would be unable to meet the demand,” a restaurant owner in Muscat said.
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