Happy Vishu !!

Dear All my Keralite friends,

Its our very dear Vishu month again!

May you all have a happy and prosperous Vishu and a wonderful year.(With a lot of Vishu Kainhitam )

Do share something about your Vishu Kani and your wonderful Sadhya!!

Love,
Devika

Dear devika,

i am a ker.iyer(calicut).So we celebrate both wishu(in my mom's house) with grand sadhya and tamil new year(in my house).So double treat for me.

"HAPPY VISHU".

Thecchi mandaram Thulasi, Thamarappu Mala charthi

Guruvayurappa ninne kani kanenam.

hello devika mam, krithika mam, n other ils..

happy "vishu to you all..."
hope every IL , their family members, relatives, friends , neighbours... shall be blessed with health, wealth, prosperity, peace, happiness, name, fame, and shall share n spread happiness ,peace to all...

for those who like to know abt vishu...
About Vishu

When the festival of Baisakhi is being celebrated in the northern parts of India, the Keralites celebrate the Malayalee New Year with the festival of Vishu. The people of kerala celebrate this festival in a traditional manner. The follow the custom of viewing the Vishukani( the lucky sight) in the morning of the festival. The vishukani is later taken and distributed among the poor people.

The people buy new clothes (kodi vastram) for the occasion and the elders of the family distribute tokens of money to the children, servants and tenants. These tokens are called the vishukaineetam and are usually in form of coins. People carry on this custombelieving that in this way, their children will be blessed with prosperity in future.

The families then celebrate the day with joyous abandon by bursting fire crackers after the vishukani. While the men and the children engage in bursting crackers, the women start cooking a variety of delicacies for the day's lunch. The feast or the 'sadya' is prepared by the women of the household and the whole family sits down to enjoy the vishu lunch together. The dishes prepared from the vegetables and fruits that are abundant in the season like jackfruits, mangoes, pumkins, a variety of gourds, and coconuts.

The young people of the village go from house to house, dancing and collecting money. They usually do this in groups dressed up as the ' chozhi' with dried banana leaves tied around their waists and masks on their faces. On this day, the people give money to them willingly.

By the evening they have enough money to spend in the Vishuwela (the new year fair). The evenings are spent in these fairs where there is a lot of revelry, with music and various dance troupes. The famous temples like Guruvayur, Sabarimala and Padmanaba Shetram are filled with devotees. Special pujas are held in these temples where the people go to worship and pray for a prosperous New Year. They also view the Vishukanis that are prepared in each of these temples.

cheers...!!!:)

ashu

Dear Ashu,

Thankyou so much for the wonderful information. and attachment . I'm sure it will help a lot of our non Keralite friends to understand the festival better.

Love,
Devika

Originally Posted by ashukrishna

hello devika mam, krithika mam, n other ils..

happy "vishu to you all..."
hope every IL , their family members, relatives, friends , neighbours... shall be blessed with health, wealth, prosperity, peace, happiness, name, fame, and shall share n spread happiness ,peace to all...

for those who like to know abt vishu...
About Vishu


The people buy new clothes (kodi vastram) for the occasion and the elders of the family distribute tokens of money to the children, servants and tenants. These tokens are called the vishukaineetam and are usually in form of coins. People carry on this custombelieving that in this way, their children will be blessed with prosperity in future.

The families then celebrate the day with joyous abandon by bursting fire crackers after the vishukani. While the men and the children engage in bursting crackers, the women start cooking a variety of delicacies for the day's lunch. The feast or the 'sadya' is prepared by the women of the household and the whole family sits down to enjoy the vishu lunch together. The dishes prepared from the vegetables and fruits that are abundant in the season like jackfruits, mangoes, pumkins, a variety of gourds, and coconuts.

The young people of the village go from house to house, dancing and collecting money. They usually do this in groups dressed up as the ' chozhi' with dried banana leaves tied around their waists and masks on their faces. On this day, the people give money to them willingly.




cheers...!!!:)

ashu

Dear Kamla,

Lucky you with your double treat !!

Love,
Devika

Hi,

Another Mallu here! Happy Vishu to all of u too! Is'nt Vishu on April 14th? Do not have the Mathrubhumi calendar, so will have to check with mum when i call up!

Hey Ank ,

Good to know a fellow Malu, Happy vishu to you too!
Yes Vishu is on 14th. How do you guys celebrate it there? Let us know.

Love,
Devika

Originally Posted by ANK

Hi,

Another Mallu here! Happy Vishu to all of u too! Is'nt Vishu on April 14th? Do not have the Mathrubhumi calendar, so will have to check with mum when i call up!

Originally Posted by vkrithika1

Dear devika,

i am a ker.iyer(calicut).So we celebrate both wishu(in my mom's house) with grand sadhya and tamil new year(in my house).So double treat for me.

"HAPPY VISHU".

Thecchi mandaram Thulasi, Thamarappu Mala charthi

Guruvayurappa ninne kani kanenam.

dear vrithika,
isnt it thechi mandaram thulasi pichaga malagal chaarthi, sorry if i am wrong..sunkan

Hi to all the Mallus and all others in IL
Sending VISHU greetings to all of us celebrating VISHU on 14th April.
We are are already in the VISHU mode so early. This gives us extra days to bask in this mood of celebration and gives legetimate excuses to tuck in to all the goodies of the season.We'll look at the weighing machine on 16th April so lets throw caution to the winds and enjoy now.

Yes dear Sunkan ,your lines from the song are right..It used to be one of my late mother's favourite song that she used to hum often.

" Thechi mandaram thulasi pichaga mala charthi
Guruvayurappa ninne kanni kanenam
Mayil pili choodikondum,manja thookgil chutti kondum
Mani kuzhal oodhi kondum kanni kanenam
Thechi mandaram.....................

Vagacharthu kazhiyumbol vasanapoo anniyumbol
Gopikamar kodhikunno rudel kanenam
Thechi mandaram...........

Agathiyam adiyente ashruvinu kodhirnori
Aval pothi kai kolluvaan kanni kanenam
Thechi mandaram............

sung by P.Leela

Hope I got most of it right!

I've been very regular with the Vishu Kanni thru the years.The konna poo, all kerala veggies ,vaal kannadi,gold jewels,new mundu shaped like a fan tucked into a brass vessel,coins ofcourse,the whole works along with the beautiful idol of Krishna with odakuzhal and mayilpili. Hubby is very keen about this ritual It was more fun when the kids were with us, Now that they are settled in foreign climes we miss the fun at home, so for the Sadhya we usually go over to my neices or nephews or brother in laws place.Three years back we all met at home .This year we'll be at my neices place.I'll be making Erisheri and Puli Inji and Chakka pradhaman to take along.
So friends letsenjoy the pradhamans and payasams and turn a deaf ear to warnings from weight watchers!

warm regards
PAULINA

Dear sundari mam,

You are right.Actually there diff words in that.

1.Thamrappu mala charthi--used in bhajans

2.Vasanappu mala charthi

3.Pichagappu malacharthi

In kerala these 3 words are used in diff regions.I sing pichagappu.But MY Bhabi sings Vasanappu mala charthi and i have heard Thamarappu mala charthi in iyyappa bhajans.