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People all over the country celebrated the festival with great zeal and fervour. They offered prayers in temples and marked the day with feats and festivities.
Updated : Mar 20, 2018, 04:35 AM IST
Onam is a festival celebrated in Kerala. The God's Own Country comes alive with festivities and colours to celebrate this auspicious day. This festival is celebrated to mark the harvest season and to rejoice King Mahabali's return who is said to visit his people on this day every year.
People all over the country celebrated the festival with great zeal and fervour. They offered prayers in temples and marked the day with feasts and festivities.
While people celebrated Onam by visiting temples and meeting their relatives, here is how leading Indian brands chose to celebrate the festival and wish people a 'Happy Onam':
1. Aircel India
Aircel India is India's fifth largest and fastest growing GSM mobile service provider. The company offers voice and data services from postpaid and prepaid plans, 2G and 3G services.
2. Amazon India
Amazon India is an online shopping portal. One of the largest internet-based retailer, this portal sells products from accessories, clothes, books to electronics and furnishing products.
3. Commonfloor
Commonfloor is a leading online real estate website where people buy, sell and even rent properties.
4. Croma Retail
Croma Retail is an Indian online retail chain where it provides consumers with electronics and durables. Mobiles phones, cameras, laptops, home appliances and entertainment products, everything is available at this retail chain.
5. Discovery India
Discovery India is a channel that is devoted to creating the highest quality non-fiction programming in the world and remains one of the most dynamic networks on television.
6. Faasos
Faasos is a food services chain which is currently present in ten cities. It serves dishes from dosas and aloo parathas to wraps, biryanis, pastas, noodles and curries.
7. Forevermark
Forvermark is a well-known diamond jewellery brand where the company boasts of its hand-selected diamonds which are rare to find and are untreated and natural.
8. Greenply Plywood
Greenply plywood is India's largest infrastructure company and is a renowned manufacturer of infrastructure products such as plywood, block board, decorative laminates, laminate floorings, restroom cubicles, etc.
9. IndiGo
IndiGo is a leading Indian and International low cost airline company with a market share of 35.8% as of July 2015. The company boasts of offering cheap, affordable, on-time and hassle free operations.
10. JBL
JBL is an audio electronics company currently owned by Harman International. It provides products like wireless bluetooth speakers, Android & iOS headphones, soundbars, subwoofers, home theater systems, etc.
11. Kohinoor
Kohinoor is a leading basmati rice brand which promises to bring you the true taste of authenticity. It promises to assure that every grain of rice that they produce strengthens the belief that Kohinoor is synonymous with authenticity.
12. Mercedes Benz India
Mercedes Benz provides you with a range of cars from Luxury sedans, Suvs, AMGs, Sports and Used cars.
13. Microsoft Lumia India
Microsoft Lumia provides its customers with a wide variety of smartphones and accessories.
14. Motorola
Motorola is also a leading android smartphones, smart watches and cell phone accessories company.
15. Nestle MUNCH
Nestle Munch is India's favourite chocolate coated wafer available throughout the country.
16. Philips TV
Philips TV gives a wide range of LED, Smart, 3D and UHD televisions.
17. Renault India
Renault India is a subsidiary of Renault S.A, France and offers six models of cars in Indian market- premium sedans, luxury SUVs, SUVs, compact MPVs and premium compact cars.
18. Shoppers Stop
Shoppers Stop is an Indian retailing company promoted by the K Raheja Corporation Group which offers clothing, accessories, gifts, shoes, cosmetics, kids wear, etc.
19. Sterling Holidays
Sterling Holidays provides people with leisure resorts in scenic destinations across India.
20. Sun Direct DTH India
Sun Direct is one of the best DTH providers in India with one of the fastest growing Digital TV networks. The company also offers D2H services across the country.
21. TBZ
TBZ is a brand which is ideal for diamond jewellery, platinum jewellery and gold jewellery.
22. The Westin Chennai
The Westin is an upscale hotel in Chennai which gives its customers the best services.
23. Tic Tac
Tic Tac is a brand of small, hard mints, manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero, and available in a variety of flavours, in over 100 countries.
24. Tropicana Slice
Tropicana Slice is a beverage which gives people the royal taste of king of mangoes.
25. Usha
Usha provides with best automatic and computerised sewing machines, air coolers, fans, kitchen appliances and home appliances.
26. Vivanta by Taj
Vivanta by Taj is an Indian hotels chain which is a subsidiary of Tata Group. Vivanta by Taj is marketed as an Upper Upscale Brand which is flanked by the Taj in the top-end luxury department.
27. Vodafone
Vodafone is the second largest mobile network operator in India which also provides customers with postpaid, prepaid, 2G and 3G services. The company recently announced that it is going to roll out its 4G services by the end of this year.
28. Yatra
Yatra.com is an online travel agency which lets you book travel tickets in both flights and trains. It also lets you book hotels.