Have your Onam Flower carpets ready! Coz' Mahabali is coming to town!

Dr Roshan Radhakrishnan
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Kerala Onam flower carpets design
And considering where Mahabali is coming from, you just know that
he is not going to be as judgemental as that Santa Claus fella' from
the North Pole! No 'naughty or nice' list for him!
You know that the Kerala festival of Onam is around the corner when you find yourself surrounded by flower carpets everywhere you go! These designs have all been made by the medical and para-medical staff at the hospital where I work. 


Mahabali Kerala Flower carpets Onam

And yes, I too contribute to the beauty of the designs... by allowing them to lock me inside another room so that I can't trip over and destroy their hard work! (They have obviously heard stories from my college batchmates, I guess... selfless doctor in the house, yo!)

flower carpet design Onam
Onam Selfie FTW!

Did I say selfless doc? I obviously meant selfies doc! :D

P.S. Have you checked out the traditional Onam sadya (feast)? Do click here.


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  1. That's a lot of effort they've gone through. I'm sure other people probably trip over it too! :D

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    1. That's why I try to beat them to the punch... uh, I mean, 'trip'
      Sadly, nobody seems to value the effort I make to test their carpets that much!

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  2. Wow!..colorful
    Loved the line -- Mahabali is not going to be as judgmental

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    1. Yup... he can't be too picky on who's been naughty or nice now, can he? We'd catch him about where he's ascending from :)

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  3. wow, lovely. I'm awaiting my Onam sadya that awaits me day after tommorrow :D

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    1. Oh ho ho... then please do come back tomorrow to see the next post :)

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  4. n yessss he can't afford to be judgemental, thankfully, there r enough n more judgmental peeps around.

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    1. sadly, yes... we have enough and more of those around as well...

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  5. woww the mix of colors is so fabulous!! gorgeous work :)

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  6. That doesn't even look real ! It is soooo pretty ! We have no Onam counterpart in the north :(

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    1. oh you're missing out... perfect blend of beauty and creativity :)

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  7. ha ha Roshan... you're really contributing here. Those designs are amazing. The hospital staff is fabulously talented.

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    1. I know... they lock me up a day in advance just to be on the safe side :p
      But yes, very talented staff

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  8. I'm reminded of the flower carpet competition we used to have in school. Advance onam wishes doc!

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    1. oh yes... I too remembered that. :)
      Advance wishes... come back tomorrow... more on the series coming up :)

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  9. Ahhh we have been having Onam celebrations whole week at office...And I'm enjoying a lot :)

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  10. Happy Onam...
    This year I am in a foreign land and miss the celebrations a lot...
    I hope that you share more pics for many homesick like me!

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    1. Happy Onam :)
      Will definitely do so. Check out the pics for the Onam sadya.
      http://www.godyears.net/2014/09/onam-sadya.html

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  11. Happy Onam Doc!!! Itz celebration all over here!! and yaa all set to welcome MAHABALI!! :) :)

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  12. Beautiful designs.....
    Happy Onam!

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    1. So many lovely designs to choose from during this festival if you just walk around town
      Happy Onam to you too :)

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  13. Lovely pookulum.Color combinations are unique! Happy Onam.

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    1. Glad you liked the time.. the staff did a really lovely job, right?

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  14. I love the flower carpet... It takes so much effort and creativity to come up with these awesome designs. Hahaha I like your contribution to the art����

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  15. They are really so beautiful! I agree its good that they lock you up :p Too beautiful to trip over them. Such beautiful pictures.

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