{"id":15319,"date":"2025-09-05T20:06:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=15319"},"modified":"2025-09-05T20:06:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T14:36:44","slug":"happy-onam-greetings-through-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/happy-onam-greetings-through-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Onam Greetings Through Satellite!"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cHSy32QQojY?si=lteGxumB-g6j4h4b\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onam is the most important regional festival of Kerala and is celebrated widely. 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