Festivals are true celebrations in God's Own Country; occasions when grandeur prevails over the characteristic simplicity of the Kerala lifestyle. Be it the state festival of Onam or the one at a local place of worship, new attire and sumptuous feasts are a must for the celebrations. Onam is the biggest festival in Kerala. It’s also one of the most secular festivals. Onam Festival falls during the Malayalam month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) and marks the homecoming of mythical King Mahabali who Malayalees consider as their King. Onam is a reminiscent of Kerala's agrarian past, as it’s considered to be harvest festival. Onam is a silent day, with most of the festivities limiting to homes. In major metros, Onam Special Sadhya 25 to 30 Curries and 4 to 5 Desserts are served. Normally Onam is a pure Veg. festival and people of all religions do adopt Veg Foods on Thiruvonam day. Vishu falls on Malayalam Month of Medam 1st. It’s considered as Astronomic New Year, as it’s the day when Sun enters into Tropic of Cancer. It’s considered to be the most auspicious day to start anything new. Vishu is an important day in Kerala, more famous for its Vishu Sadhya (Vishu Feast), Kainettam (First Gift by elders to young on start of New Year). The most famous temple festival that one should not miss is Thrissur Pooram at city of Thrissur happening between last week of April- mid of May. Thrissur Pooram is called Festivals of Festivals, marking the biggest and most gala temple festival. It’s actually a competition of festivities between two temples. The most famous part is its heavy fireworks which are normally considered as one of the world's longest fireworks. Navarathiri during Sept-Oct time as well as Sree Padmanabha's Arattu held twice in a Year. Both are celebrated in Thiruvananthapuram and its focal point is at Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple. Navarathiri is considered to be a major festival across India and in Kerala it’s related to worship of Goddess Saraswathi (Goddess of Learning and Knowledge).