Watch: An Onam tradition that is centuries old
In Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, the Vilayilveedu family continues the ancient tradition of making the Pallivillu or ‘Onavillu’ for the deity at the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple every Onam. The Onavillu is a ceremonial bow made of wood with hand-drawn pictures of Lord Vishnu. The family observes a fast before starting work on six different kinds of…