STORY OF ONAM
ONAM has got everything to do with King MAHABALI. How did it all start ? There was an Asuran demon who hated Lord Vishnu. This demon had a son named Prahlada who was a strong devotee of Vishnu. His father did not like this and tried to kill him but Lord Vishnu took the avtaar of Narsimha and saved Prahlada. Prahlada had a son called Virochara who is Bali's father. Bali was known as Mahabali as he was a good ruler and people loved him. Mahabali was the grandson of Prahlada. He defeated the gods Devas and through his power took over the three worlds. The Devas came to Lord Vishnu and asked for his help. Lord Vishnu refused because Mahabali was a good ruler and his devotee. After victory Mahabali kept a Yajna(home) and that day he would grant anyone any request. Lord Vishnu wanted to test him so he came in the avatar of a dwarf,a brahmin boy called Vamana. Mahabali asked Vamana what he wanted. Vamana said ...