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Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു) is a Hindu festival [1] celebrating the Malayali [2] New Year [3] [4] in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. [5] Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar [ 6 ] (April 14 or 15 in the Gregorian calendar ). [ 7 ]
A common characteristic of these festivals is the hoisting of a holy flag which is then brought down only on the final day of the festival. The largest festival in kerala in Pooram category is Arattupuzha Pooram at Arattupuzha temple and in Ulsavam category is Vrishchikolsavam of Thripunithura Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple .
The festival date is set with the solar cycle of the solar Hindu calendar, as the first day of the month of Chittirai. It falls on or about 14 April every year on the Gregorian calendar . [ 1 ] The same day is observed elsewhere in South and South East Asia as the traditional new year , but it is known by other names such as Vishu in Kerala ...
The Kerala New Year used to be on the day of the vernal equinox, i.e., the day when the sun is considered to move from the southern to the northern hemisphere. However, the first Malayalam month is Chingam ചിങ്ങം according to the Malayalam Calendar .
For those regions which follow the solar calendar, the new year falls as Baisakhi in Punjab, Bohag Bihu in Assam, Puthandu in Tamil Nadu, Vishu in Kerala, Pana Sankranti or Odia Nababarsa in Odisha and Poila Boishakh in Bengal in the month of the calendar, i.e., Vaishakha. Generally, this day falls during 14th or 15th of the month of April.
Many events in Kerala are related to the dates in the Malayalam calendar. The agricultural activities of Kerala are centred on the seasons. The southwest monsoon which starts around 1 June is known as Edavappathi, meaning mid of month Edavam. The northeast monsoon which starts during mid October is called thulavarsham (rain in the month of thulam).
Vishu is the harvest festival in Kerala and celebrated in April - usually 14 or 15 April Vaisakhi (or Baisakhi : celebrated by Punjabi people in Punjab , other parts of North India and elsewhere; falls on the first day of Vaisakh month (usually mid-April), and marks the Punjabi New Year
The Thrissur Pooram is an annual Hindu temple festival held in Thrissur, Kerala, India. It is held at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur every year on the Pooram day—the day when the moon rises with the Pooram star in the Malayalam Calendar month of Medam. It is the largest and most famous of all poorams in India. [2]