A new year day celebration, Vishu is one of the important festivals of Kerala. The festival is celebrated in the Malyalee month of Medam i.e April or May of the Gregorian Calendar and marks the beginning of a harvest year. Vishu also indicates moving of the sun to Aries zodiac sign and the day from which the farmers begin ploughing their land. The festival is also observed in other parts of the country by different names like Bisu in Kasargod district of Kerala, Mangalore and Udupi district of Karnataka and as Bihu in Assam.Vishu is considered the festival of light and the people of Kerala celebrate it by bursting crackers, lighting up diyas at their houses and preparing a special feast or Sadya and performing pooja (prayers and rituals). There is also a custom of giving money called Vishukkaineetam.

Duration : 1 day