Onam celebration concludes with colourful pageantry

Though dark clouds gathered overhead in the capital city on Monday evening, thousands of people thronged the stretches of the Vellayambalam-East Fort road to catch a glimpse of

Onam pageantry

. The celebrated visual and cultural annual procession, organised by the State government, saw unique and innovative tableaus and floats presented by various government and non-governmental agencies. Different aspect of the recent floods in the State, the fishermen who lent a hand and art forms were the main themes of the 150 visually rich tableaus at the parade. New Governor Arif Mohammed Khan flagged off the procession rally at Vellayambalam. Among the guests, we spotted Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Tourism Minister

Kadakampally Surendran

, Mayor V K Prasanth, Governor’s wife Reshma Arif, and many other VIPs.

Photo Courtesy:

Satheeshan Karicheri

Nidhin AS