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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Red robes, palm-leaf umbrella, and silence—Onapottan blessing households in North Kerala]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Onavillu, traditional ceremonial bows of Kerala’s Onam celebrations]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kummattikali, a colourful masked folk dance performed during Onam in Kerala]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Onathallu, a traditional martial art performed during Onam in Kerala]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Onathappan, a traditional clay figure symbolising Thrikkakara Appan during Onam]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Onapottan, a traditional folk figure who brings Onam blessings to homes]]></image:caption>
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