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📅 When is Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)?

YearDateDay
20252025-09-05Friday
2026 (this year)2026-09-23Wednesday
20272027-09-13Monday
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).
Associated deity: Vāmana + King Bali

Tradition

Tradition: Regional

Vrata: No

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "nakshatra_name": "Śravaṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Bhādrapada"
}
Precedence: 2 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)local festival mūrti-page · Regional/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceOnam (Vāmana / King Bali) computed on Friday, 2025-09-052026 occurrenceOnam (Vāmana / King Bali) computed on Wednesday, 2026-09-232027 occurrenceOnam (Vāmana / King Bali) computed on Monday, 2027-09-13BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation