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Actually Onam is celebrated in 10 days of the malayalam month of 'Chingam',from Atham to Thiruvonam. This year we are celebrating it for 11 days due to repetition of one star among it. Which is that star?

  1. Atham

  2. Chithira

  3. Aneezham

  4. Thriketta
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Explanation

Onam is a harvest festival in Kerala. While it is traditionally a 10-day festival, astronomical overlaps in the Malayalam calendar (lunar asterisms or 'stars') can occasionally result in an 11-day celebration. Thriketta is the star associated with such repetitions in specific calendar years.

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