Vishu 2025: Welcoming the Malayalam New Year with light, prosperity, and tradition
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Vishu 2025: Welcoming the Malayalam New Year with light, prosperity, and tradition

Vishu, the traditional New Year of Kerala, is a vibrant celebration of hope, prosperity, and renewal. Marked by rituals like Vishukkani and a grand Sadhya, it holds deep spiritual and cultural significance

by WEB DESK
Apr 14, 2025, 08:30 am IST
in Bharat, Culture, Kerala
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Vishu, one of the most significant festivals in Kerala, marks the beginning of the Malayalam New Year. Celebrated with immense devotion and cultural fervour, Vishu falls in the month of Medam (April), according to the Malayalam calendar.

Significance of Vishu

Vishu symbolises the spring equinox and the triumph of light over darkness, reflecting themes of renewal, prosperity, and hope. It is believed that how one sees the world on the first morning of the year sets the tone for the rest of the year. This belief is embodied in the ritual of Vishukkani, meaning “the first thing seen on Vishu.”

The festival also commemorates the return of Surya (the Sun God) and is often associated with Bhagwan Vishnu and his incarnation, Bhagwan Krishna, making it a spiritually important day for Hindus in Kerala.

Rituals of Vishu

Vishukkani – The Auspicious First Sight
The most important ritual of Vishu is preparing the Vishukkani, an arrangement of auspicious items that devotees see first thing in the morning. Traditionally, this includes:
A bronze mirror (valkannadi)
Golden cucumber (kani vellari)
Raw rice, coconut, betel leaves
Konna flowers (Golden shower) – the golden yellow blooms symbolic of Vishu
Fruits, vegetables, and coins or currency notes
Bhagwan Krishna’s murti

This arrangement is placed in front of a lit nilavilakku (traditional Kerala lamp) and is prepared the night before by the eldest female in the household.

Vishu Kaineettam

After viewing the Vishukkani, elders gift money to the younger members of the family as Vishu Kaineettam, a symbolic act of prosperity and good fortune for the year ahead.

Children and youth light firecrackers, and everyone dresses in new clothes (Puthukodi), adding joy and festivity to the occasion.

Preparations for Vishu

Preparations for Vishu begin days in advance. Homes are cleaned thoroughly, items for the Vishukkani are sourced, and new clothes are bought for every member of the family. The vibrant Konna flowers blooming during this season are collected, and the kitchen bustles with the aroma of dishes being prepped for the grand Vishu Sadhya.

Vishu Sadhya – A Festive Feast

The Vishu Sadhya (feast) is a grand vegetarian meal served on a banana leaf, consisting of a variety of sweet, sour, salty, and bitter dishes—reflecting the different flavours of life. Some popular dishes in the Vishu Sadhya include:
Sadya Items:
Rice
Sambar
Parippu (lentil curry)
Avial (vegetable medley with coconut)
Thoran (stir-fried vegetables with coconut)
Olan (ash gourd and black-eyed peas in coconut milk)
Kalan (plantain and yam in yogurt curry)
Pachadi (sweet curry with pineapple or beetroot)
Inji curry (tamarind ginger chutney)
Pappadam, banana chips, and pickles
Payasam (sweet dessert) – Ada Pradhaman or Parippu Payasam
The sadhya is not just a meal—it’s a celebration of unity, tradition, and the richness of Kerala’s culinary heritage.

A Festival of Light and Hope

Vishu is more than just a New Year celebration—it’s a day of reflection, gratitude, and the setting of intentions for the year ahead. It’s a time for families to come together, for traditions to be passed on, and for hopes to be renewed. As the golden rays of the rising sun touch the Vishukkani, households across Kerala welcome a new beginning—with prayers in their hearts.

 

Topics: Vishu 2025Kerala FestivalMalayalam New YearVishukkaniVishu SadhyaVishu CelebrationsTraditional Kerala Festival
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