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Vishu
Like most
parts of India, festivals in Kerala are an integral part of
the social and cultural structure of the state and festival time is
the best time to plan one's travel to Kerala. In Kerala, every
community, every religion has something to celebrate about all
through out the year.
Vishu is one of the most popular festivals of Kerala. Vishu falls on
the first of Medam (March-April), which is the Malayalam New Year's
Day. Since it is considered propitious to view good things on this
day for year round good fortune, Vishu morning is an important time.
The heart of this festival of Kerala is the preparation of the kani
(the lucky sight or gift).
The custom of preparing the kani has been followed for generations.
The women take a large dish made of bell-metal (uruli), arrange in
it a grantha (palm-leaf manuscript), a gold ornament, a new cloth,
some flowers from the Konna Tree (Cassia fistula), some coins in a
silver cup, a split coconut, a cucumber, some mangoes and a
jack-fruit. On either side of the dish are placed two burning lamps
with a chair facing it. Family members are taken blindfolded and
then their blindfolds are removed and they view the Vishu Kani. As
in other Indian festivals, a great feast at home is the high point
of celebrating Vishu in Kerala.
Flavour
Food Festival - Kerala
Flavour,
the exotic food festival provides a rare opportunity to the gourmets
to taste the traditional, authentic Cuisine of Kerala and India. The
national food festival is held in Thiruvananthapuram from 5th to the
11th of April, every year.
Renowned
hotels from across Kerala participate in this weeklong international
festival of the various cuisines of the world held at the
Thiruvananthapuram.
Festive
Food
Flavour,
the exotic food festival provides a rare opportunity to the gourmets
to taste the traditional, authentic Cuisine of Kerala and India.
General
Information
Speciality
Authentic
Indian Cuisine.
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