Onam Date 2025: Sept 4 Or Sept 5, When Is Onam In Thiruvananthapuram, Bengaluru, Other Cities? Muhurat Timings

Onam 2025 Date: The auspicious festival of joy, Onam, is right around the corner in India. This festival is celebrated to honour King Mahabali or Maveli who was popular and loved for being a generous and virtuous ruler. Onam is widely celebrated with great enthusiasm in cities of southern India, especially in Kerala. However, there is a debate of when Onam is scheduled, on September 4th or September 5th?

Onam Date 2025:

Onam will be celebrated across the country on September 5, 2025, as per the state and central government calendar. The festival began on August 27, 2025, with Pookalam. The first day is called as Atham. However, the most important day of Onam is Thiruvonam which falls on the tenth day of the festival.

That being said, the main festival day, Thiruvonam, is scheduled on September 5, 2025.

Onam Muhurat Timing:

As per Astroyogi, following are the muhurat timings for Onam:

Thiruvonam Nakshathram Begins - 11:44 PM on Sep 04, 2025

Thiruvonam Nakshathram Ends - 11:38 PM on Sep 05, 2025

What To Eat In Onam Sandhya?

As per Astroyogi report, a grand feast known as Onam Sadhya is prepared on this occasion. Around eleven to thirteen delectable dishes are cooked for this feast by the womenfolk of the house. The following dishes are some of the popular dishes that are served on this festival on a banana leaf for all to savor:

-Manga curry

-Pulissery

- Ellisheri

- Olan

- Inji Curry

- Chenna Mezhkkupurrati

- Parippu Curry

- Sambhar

- Pachadi

- Avial

- Rasam

- Neyy

- Thoran

- Inji Thayir

- Sharkara Varrati

Happy Onam 2025 Wishes:

Here are some of the best heartfelt Onam wishes to share on September 4, 2025, as per Love Sove report:

- "Celebrate this Onam festival with joy and happiness. Cheers to this auspicious occasion! Happy Onam everyone!"

- On the occasion of Onam, I wish you all the happiness, health and prosperity. Happy Onam!

- May the colour and lights of Onam fill your home with happiness and joy. Have the most beautiful Onam!

- Hope this Onam brings in good fortune Abounding happiness for you... Happy Onam

- On the occasion of Onam, I wish you all the happiness, health and prosperity. Happy Onam!

All About Onam 2025:

Onam, Hindu harvest festival that occurs in the Malayali month of Chingam, which overlaps with August and September in the Gregorian calendar. The 10-day harvest festival celebrates the Malayali New Year and is observed predominantly in the southern Indian state of Kerala, according to Britannica.