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Indians celebrate Onam in Auckland!

Indians celebrate Onam in Auckland!

Onam is a big festival celebrated in South India. As in previous years, The Auckland Malayali Samajam is conducting this year’s Onam Celebrations at the Mahatma Gandhi Centre Auckland. Around 1200 to 1500 people to partake in the celebrations this year.
As part of the festivities, the Auckland Malayali Samajam is felicitating Jessie Hillel, the nightingale of the Indian community in New Zealand for being the runner up at New Zealand’s Got Talent show in 2012.
There will also be our traditional dance Thiruvathirakali, along with lots of other entertaining programmes throughout the evening.
The main highlight of the Onam celebrations in Auckland will be the much anticipated Onasadhya. The Onasadhya will be a sit down dinner served in traditional Kerala style. There will be 14 varieties of curries with pappadums and 2 types payasam (dessert). Guests are welcome to attend and enjoy the night with family at $20.00 per person.
The main sponsor for this year’s event is Malaysia Airlines and Travelshop, who are sponsoring two return flight tickets to Kochi.
The proceeds from the raffle ticket sale will be used to fund various objectives of Auckland Malayali Samajam including Charity work &Community work. 

Onam is a big festival celebrated in South India. As in previous years, The Auckland Malayali Samajam is conducting this year’s Onam Celebrations at the Mahatma Gandhi Centre Auckland. Around 1200 to 1500 people to partake in the celebrations this year. As part of the festivities, the Auckland...

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