Pookkalam 2021

Pookalam word is a group of two words ‘Poov’ and ‘kalam’, Where ‘Poov’ means flowers and ‘Kalam’ means colour sketch. So, basically it’s a flower rangoli or flower carpet made on the floor in front of the house to celebrate Onam. It is also known as Athapookalam or Onapookalam. It’s considered auspicious to prepare Pookalam during Onam festival.