So i have a question...or may be I dont have a question and just wanna make a statement..

So its Onam today and tomorrow or its on either one of the days..and i happens that they have a show on TV covering some food Mallus cook.. not that I havent had an interaction with mallu food.. let me tell u its mad food ..the kinda food u can get dirty with.. and yeah Onam is also one day that shows u the kind of food options vegetarians have..its hard to believe for me most of the times that people have to eat only paneer and potatoes always..

before i drool away from the topic here..this tv show i spoke of also had the host and a mallu family talk about the origins of Onam..this is how it goes..

• Kerala had this King by the name Mahabali
• His empire grew and he grew successful and powerful
• He became so popular with people and stiff that other gods were jealous of him
• Apparently this King was a huge Bhagat (devotee) of Vishnu (the god who i dont know has how many avatars)
• So all the gods and kings go to Vishnu to curb Mahabali's success and outreach
• Vishnu cracks a deal with the gods and kings and decides hes had enough of MahaBali
• So he puts on a disguise of a Brahmin (known as Vaman) and pays him a visit
• This Vaman guy asked the King for land that he can cover in 3 steps
• Generous as he was MahaBali granted that wish
• Now this Vaman thing turns into a Monster from a timid little brahmin
• In the first step he covers the whole of the earth
• Second the Skies
• Mahabali offers his head for the last step
• But before he offers his head he says he wants to come to his land every year for 10 days
• Thus people celebrate Onam to welcome the King

Aaahhhh.. doesnt anyone see a problem here..and this is exactly where my question comes in..

1. If Mahabali was the King of Kerala and this is an only Mallu Festival, who the hell gave him the right to give away the whole of earth and skies to Vishnu (vaman)?

• I have a feeling Mahabali gave it away because he was a Tamil King who ruled Kerala..so he didnt give a dammnn anyways

2. If Mahabali gave away the earth and skies to the Vaman, he would have effectively stepped on the people there and killed them too. Isnt it? Why would people want to welcome him back?

• I seriously have no clue how people know of this then?

Till then..

For a world where food can be good without Festivals

P.S: The views in this post are mine and not written with an intent of poking fun at some beliefs. Just looking for some answers.