Multiple choice general knowledge culture

Keralites celebrating Onam as the return of whom?

  1. Vishnu

  2. Dwarf God

  3. Demon

  4. Mahabali
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Explanation

Onam celebrates the return of the legendary demon king Mahabali (Maveli), who was granted permission to return to Kerala once a year by Lord Vishnu in his Vamana avatar. According to legend, during Mahabali's righteous rule, Kerala was a golden age of prosperity. The festival honors his memory and the ideal of his just reign.

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