{
  "id": 1448275,
  "title": "Onam 2026 Begins With Athachamayam Celebrations; A look At Thiruvonam Date And The Kerala Festival’s 10 Days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/onam-2026-begins-with-athachamayam-celebrations-a-look-at-thiruvonam",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T07:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/lifestyle/onam-2026-begins-with-athachamayam-celebrations-a-look-at-thiruvonam-date-and-the-kerala-festivals-10-days"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kerala's biggest cultural and traditional festival is back. Onam kicks off on Sunday, August 16, with the ten-day festival culminating in Thiruvonam. The main day will be observed on Wednesday, August 26. The festival begins with Atham on Sunday, with Thiruvonam itself falling on August 26 as the biggest day of the celebration. Onam is a Hindu festival which is prominently celebrated in Kerala.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}