Guruvayur Vishukani 2012

Guruvayur Vishukani 2012

Vishu, which falls on April 14, 2012, is considered as the astrological New Year by Keralites. Actual Malayalam New Year falls on Chingam 1st which is in mid August.



The day begins with Vishukani, which means the first sight on Vishu day. Lord Krishna's idol is decorated and new clothes, coins, gold ornaments, fruits, vegetables, dhaanyam (cereals), konna flower, coconut,mirror, kumkum, Nilavilakku etc are placed in the puja room and people wake up to this sight on Vishu. Such a ritual is to signify the fact that their whole year will be prosperous by beginning the year with such bountiful sight. Then comes the Vishu kaineettam. The eldermost member of the household distributes money to the other members of the family. As children we loved this particular ritual during Vishu especially because we used to get a lot of money just before the summer vacation.


Guruvayur is one of the most famous Krishna temples in India. Here the deity is in the form of Unnikrishnan (a little boy). Vishukani here is very elaborate and people flock to get a glimpse of their most revered God on this auspicious day. Special arrangements are made at Guruvayur to accommodate the influx of devotees on this particular day.

No festival is complete without the sumptuous sadhya.











Paalpayasam is a major attraction of the feast.

Astrologers make predictions on Vishu day for the whole year and it is called vishufalam.












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