Onam: Pookalam adorns Kodagu DC’s residence

IAS Officer Annies Kanmani Joy, a native of Kerala, who is serving as the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kodagu district in Karnataka for the past two years, celebrated Onam, the harvest festival of her native State, at the DC Bungalow in Madikeri, Kodagu. The DC, attired in traditional costume, is seen making Pookalam ('poov' meaning flower and 'kalam' means colour sketches — floral rangoli) in the portico of her house this morning as part of the celebrations.