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[[File:Onapottan - A Traditional Kerala Art Form.jpg|thumb|Onapottan wearing costume and props]]<br />
'''Onapottan''' (Onesvaran) is a folk character that appears during the [[Onam]] season in North Malabar region of [[Kerala]].<ref name="mbhumien">{{cite web|title=Onapottan, Kummattikali....Names that you hear during Onam|url=http://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/specials/onapottan-kummattikali-names-that-you-hear-during-onam-english-news-1.1336028|website=Mathrubhumi|accessdate=15 December 2017}}</ref> The Onapottan visits the houses during the ''Utradam'' and ''Thiruvonam'' days of Onam.<ref name="mnews">{{cite web|title=ഓണവരവറിയിച്ച് ഓണപ്പൊട്ടന് ഒരുക്കം തുടങ്ങി|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/tv/ReadMore/18219/heralding-onam-festival-onapottan-gets-ready/E|website=www.mathrubhumi.com|accessdate=15 December 2017|language=en}}</ref> <br />
The role of Onapottan is enacted by an artist. The name Onapottan is given to this character because he does not speak (''pottan'' = deaf in Malayalam language). His arrival is announced by the ringing of the traditional 'hand bell'. He wears elaborate props including the heavy crown, palm leaf umbrella, bangles and face paint.<ref name="mnews"/> He is supposed to bring prosperity to the houses he visits by giving blessings. Onapottan is not a common sight now, and is popular only in villages.<ref name="mbhumien"/> In some parts of Kerala, the right to enact Onapottan is restricted to members of Malaya community.<ref>{{cite web|last1=E|first1=Shinod|title=ചിരിയും കളിയുമായി ഓണപ്പൊട്ടന്|url=https://malayalam.oneindia.com/onam/2011/onam-onapottan-theyyam-malabar-onathappan-aid0178.html|website=https://malayalam.oneindia.com|publisher=Mathrubhumi|accessdate=15 December 2017|language=ml}}</ref> <br />
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