Commons:Wiki Loves Onam
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The Wiki Loves Onam campaign is an initiative that aims to capture and celebrate the essence of the vibrant and culturally significant festival associated with Onam in Wikimedia projects.
Onam is a major harvest festival celebrated every year in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The festival holds great cultural and traditional significance, and the Wiki Loves Onam campaign seeks to document and share this joy of the festival with the world. Onam is mainly celebrated in Kerala and certain global regions with Kerala residents, the campaign aims to engage participants from all around the world. This broader participation enriches the content with diverse perspectives, cross-cultural comparisons, and a global understanding about the festival.
The campaign plans to document information ranges from the historical significance of the festival, encourages participants to capture high-quality images of various aspects of Onam celebrations, arts and dishes, creation of new Wikipedia, Wikibooks, Wikidata articles and the improvement of existing ones related to Onam.