KUWAIT: Retail massive, LuLu Hypermarket celebrated a week-long ‘PonnOnam 2022’ promotion that ran from 6 to 13 Sept in any respect retailers of the hypermarket in Kuwait. The PonnOnam 2022 promotion used to be inaugurated on the Al Rai outlet of the hypermarket on 10 Sept via the highest control of LuLu Kuwait at the side of Al Rai department contributors and within the presence of a big collecting of consumers, well-wishers and media team of workers. Onam, a ten-day lengthy cultural extravaganza, is likely one of the primary fairs of the southern Indian state of Kerala. It’s incessantly referred to as ‘PonnOnam’ or ‘Golden Onam’ in connection with the bountiful harvest that historically takes position all the way through this season.
In conjunction with colourful competitions and charming systems that attracted consumers, the week-long promotion additionally featured wonderful reductions and particular provides on quite a lot of merchandise together with one-off costs on all Indian contemporary greens, end result and different meals stuff. In the meantime, a pleasing array of over 22 dishes have been to be had as a part of the primary ‘Onam sadya’ menu, together with greater than 11 sorts of impossible to resist ‘payasams’ (candy porridges) at very particular costs. An alluring mixture of Onam plant life, imported particularly for the instance, additionally added to the colour and perfume of the competition.
The standard Onam apply of shopping for and gifting new garments to members of the family at the primary day of Onam competition used to be promoted at LuLu Hypermarket with very particular provides on a variety of branded clothes outfits in addition to fashionable sarees, churidars and menswear that have been to be had at never-before discounted costs. Curated ethnic put on have been additionally introduced completely via LuLu retailers for the instance.
Underscoring the cultural facets of the Onam competition, there have been a slew of systems organized to have interaction customers all the way through the ‘PonnOnam’ promotion length. Those integrated quite a lot of cultural systems on the Al Rai outlet on Sept 8 that used to be accentuated with the unique ‘chenda melam’ efficiency on conventional drums to welcome ‘Maveli’, the competition’s mascot. In the meantime, a conventional ‘pulikali’ or ‘tiger-dance’ used to be organized on the AlRai, AlDajeej and Fahaheel branches of the hypermarket.
A stunning style display of children in conventional Onam outfits used to be additionally hung on 8 September on the AlRai department, with the primary prize winner receiving a KD 50 reward voucher. The second one prize winner won a KD 40 reward voucher, whilst the 1/3 prize winner won a KD 30 reward voucher, along with comfort prizes being offered to all contributors. Including to the festivities, on Sept 9 there used to be a spirited ‘vadamvali’ (tug of conflict) pageant between 10 groups of seven contributors every.
The profitable workforce used to be offered with a present voucher price KD 250, whilst the second one and 1/3 positioned groups won KD150 and KD100 price of reward vouchers respectively. On 10 September, the AlRai retailer additionally witnessed a wonderful ‘pookalam’ (floral carpet design) pageant, which displayed the skills of competing groups in arranging plant life in quite a lot of creative designs. The profitable workforce used to be offered with a present voucher for KD100, whilst the second-place winners won a present voucher price KD 75 and the third-place winner used to be awarded a present voucher price KD 50.
At the similar day and venue, a ‘payasa mela’ (payasam cooking) pageant used to be held to reveal the payasam cooking functions of competition, with the primary prize being a KD 75 reward voucher. The second one prize used to be KD50 price of reward voucher, and KD 35 reward voucher went because the 1/3 prize, at the side of comfort prizes granted to all contributors. LuLu PonnOnam 2022 promotion used to be supported and subsidized via AlWazzan, Bayara, Jap and Haribo meals product manufacturers.