Nthano yachihindu ya Onam
Onam ndi chikondwerero cha zokolola cha Ahindu pachikondwerero cha India ku Kerala ndi malo ena kumene chilankhulo cha Chimalayalam chimalankhulidwa. Imakondwerera ndi zikondwerero zambiri, monga liwiro la bwato, kuvina kwa tiger ndi maluwa.
Nayi mgwirizano wapachikhalidwe cha nthano ndi chikondwerero cha Onam.
Kubwerera kunyumba ya King Mahabali
Kalekale, mfumu ya Asura (chiwanda) yotchedwa Mahabali idalamulira Kerala. Anali wolamulira wanzeru, wokoma mtima komanso woweruza komanso wokondedwa ndi omumvera. Posakhalitsa kutchuka kwake monga mfumu waluso kunayamba kufalikira kwina konse, koma atakulitsa ufumu wake kumwamba ndi pansi pa nthaka, milunguyo inawona kuti inali yovuta ndikuyamba kuwopa mphamvu zake zomwe zikukula.
Poganiza kuti ikhoza kukhala yamphamvu kwambiri, mayi a Aditi, mayi a Devas adachonderera Lord Vishnu kuti achepetse mphamvu za Mahabali. Vishnu adasandulika wozizira wotchedwa Vamana ndikuyandikira Mahabali pomwe akupanga yajna ndikupempha Mahabli kuti apemphe. Atakhutira ndi nzeru za Brahmin wamtali, Mahabali adamupatsa zofuna.
Mlangizi wa mfumuyi, Sukracharya anachenjeza kuti asapereke mphatsoyo, chifukwa anazindikira kuti wosakafunayo sanali munthu wamba. Koma ma Emperor amfumuwa adalimbikitsidwa kuganiza kuti Mulungu adamupempha kuti amuchitire chifundo. Chifukwa chake adalengeza motsimikiza kuti palibe tchimo lalikulu kuposa kubwerera ku lonjezo. Mahabali adasunga mawu ake ndikupatsa Vamana zofuna zake.
La Vamana adapempha mphatso yosavuta - masitepe atatu amtunda - ndipo mfumuyo idavomereza. Vamana - yemwe anali Vishnu pang'onopang'ono pa imodzi mwa ma avatar ake khumi - kenaka adakulitsa msanga wake ndipo ndi gawo loyamba adakutula thambo, kuchotsa nyenyezi ndipo chachiwiri, kupusa dziko lapansi lodzala ndi mizimu. Pozindikira kuti gawo lachitatu la Vamana liwononga dziko lapansi, Mahabali adapereka mutu wake ngati nsembe yopulumutsa dziko lapansi.
Gawo lachitatu lakupha kwa Vishnu lidakankhira Mahabali kumanda, koma asanamamutsitse kumanda, Vishnu adamupatsa mwayi. Popeza mfumuyi idadzipereka ku ufumu wake ndi anthu ake, Mahabali anali kuloledwa kubwerera kamodzi pachaka kuchokera ku ukapolo.
Kodi Onam amakumbukira chiyani?
Malinga ndi nthano iyi, Onam ndiye chikondwerero chomwe chimapangitsa kubwerera kunyumba kwa King Mahabali kuchokera kumanda. Ndilo tsiku lomwe Kerala woyamika amapereka ulemu wopambana kukumbukira kukumbukira mfumu yabwinoyi yomwe idapereka zonse kwa omvera ake.