<span style="color: #222222;">In Kerala, after Covid-19 pandemic and natural calamities shattered festivities for two consecutive years, the  Onam Week celebrations begin today.<br />''<br />''Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will inaugurate the State-level event in the State capital Thiruvananthapuram this evening. Prominent personalities and celebrities will attend.  Over eight thousand artists will perform at 32 venues across the State during the celebrations. <br />''<br />''Free entry has been allowed at a trade fair organised in this connection at Kanakakkunnu in Thiruvananthapuram.</span><br />