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Vishu is the important festival of God’s own country. It is the harvest festival of Kerala. Vishu is observed the 1st day of Malayalam month Medam. It is the astrological new year of Malayalam calendar. The official Malayalam New Year starts on Chingam 1st. Vishu also marks the Mesha Sankranti.
Vishu—2011—date April -- 15
Vishu Kani
Vishu kani is the main event of Vishu. This means, the first to be seen on vishu. People arrange auspicious articles in ootturali in pooja room, which are granta [ palm leaves manuscript] the holy text, rice, golden ornament , coins, kanikonna [cassia fistula] , kanivellarica [yellow cucumber], coconut, jackfruit, ripe mangoes, betal leaves, areca nut, valkannadi, kasavu mundu [Kerala traditional cloth] etc. Behind the ootturali an idol of Lord Sree Krishna will be kept. Nilavilaku, the Kerala traditional lamp also lightened in front of god. These are arranged on previous night.
On vishu day, the custom is to wake up at dawn and proceeds towards the pooja room with closed eyes and see the Vishu Kani.
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| Vishu Kani |
Unnikannanum,Nilavilakkum, kineettavum pinne
orupidi Konna poovum
manasil nirachu snehathinde oru
Vishu koodi.....
HAPPY VISHU
TO ALL
After VishuKani children celebrate by bursting crackers, elders give coins to younger ones of the family. It is called Vishukyneettam. As in other Indian festivals, the great feast [Vishu Sadya] at home. Special dishes are prepared, using jack fruits, ripe mangoes, pumpkin etc.
Here are some traditional Vishu recipes for Vishu Sadya
Sadya means a big feast associated with a special occasion such as Pirannal [birthday], marriage [Kalyanam], The feast of Pirannal, Pirannal Sadya, The feast of marriage Kalyana sadya, the feast of Vishu, Vishu Sadya.
Sadya is traditionally a vegetarian meal, served on a banana leaf. People eat cross-legged on the flour. Sadya can have up 101 dishes.
1 Mambazha Pulissery [Ripe Mango in Yogurt]
2.Jackfruit Elissery
3.Olan-vishu-special
4.Pumpkin Olan Vishu Recipe
5.Vishu-Kanji-Vishu Special Recipe
6.French Beans Thoran Vishu Recipe
7.Chakka [Jack Fruit] Thoren Vishu Recipe
8.Moru Kalan Vishu Recipe
9.Ada Pradhaman Vishu Receipe
10.Chakka Pradhaman [Jack Fruit Payasam] Vishu Recipe
11.Mango Pachadi Vishu Recipe
12.Idichu Pizhinja Payasam
13.Sambar Vishu Recipe
14.Chakka Varuthathu Jack Fruit Chips Vishu Recipe
15.Vellarikka Pachadi [Cucumber Pachadi] Vishu Recipe
16.Kuzhi Appam [Unni Appam or Karolappam] Recipe
17.Kurukku Kalan Vishu Recipe
18.Semia [Vermicelli]Payasam Vishu Recipe
19.Kaya with payar Vishu Recipe
20.Nenthra Pazha Pradhaman Vishu Recipe
21. Bitter gourd Theeyal Vishu Recipe
22.Chakka Molakoshyam Vishu Recipe
23.Avial Vishu Recipe
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| vishu Sadya |
Sadya is traditionally a vegetarian meal, served on a banana leaf. People eat cross-legged on the flour. Sadya can have up 101 dishes.
1 Mambazha Pulissery [Ripe Mango in Yogurt]
2.Jackfruit Elissery
3.Olan-vishu-special
4.Pumpkin Olan Vishu Recipe
5.Vishu-Kanji-Vishu Special Recipe
6.French Beans Thoran Vishu Recipe
7.Chakka [Jack Fruit] Thoren Vishu Recipe
8.Moru Kalan Vishu Recipe
9.Ada Pradhaman Vishu Receipe
10.Chakka Pradhaman [Jack Fruit Payasam] Vishu Recipe
11.Mango Pachadi Vishu Recipe
12.Idichu Pizhinja Payasam
13.Sambar Vishu Recipe
14.Chakka Varuthathu Jack Fruit Chips Vishu Recipe
15.Vellarikka Pachadi [Cucumber Pachadi] Vishu Recipe
16.Kuzhi Appam [Unni Appam or Karolappam] Recipe
17.Kurukku Kalan Vishu Recipe
18.Semia [Vermicelli]Payasam Vishu Recipe
19.Kaya with payar Vishu Recipe
20.Nenthra Pazha Pradhaman Vishu Recipe
21. Bitter gourd Theeyal Vishu Recipe
22.Chakka Molakoshyam Vishu Recipe
23.Avial Vishu Recipe
