Onam is a harvest festival celebrated by the people of Kerala and is reminiscent of the state's agrarian past.[48][49] It is a local festival of Kerala[50] consisting of a four-day public holidays; from Onam Eve (Uthradam) to the fourth Onam Day.[51] Onam falls in the Malayalam month of Chingam (August–September)[52] and marks the commemoration of the homecoming of King Mahabali.[53] The total duration of Onam is 10 days and it is celebrated all across Kerala.