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Hi,

To my mind, Vishu is the only occassion when Kerala falls in line with the rest of India in the matter of festivities.Gudi Padwa, Baisakhi, Bihu, Ugadi, Vishu is celebrated all over India.

Deepawali is the festival of India if I may say so being celbrated with gusto in all parts of India. Here Kerala especially central Travancore does not celbrate with great ado.

The festival of Kerala Onam is the occassion of banishing Maha Bali to Nether World by Maha Vishnu. Here too it is not the Supreme Vishnu who caught the fancy of Malayalees but the benoveolent demon Maha Bali who was tricked into banishmnet..

So when Kerala synchs her festivities with the rest of the sub continent it itself is an occassion

Vishu has its uniqueness there.

Job Mathew jobmathew@vsnl.com

Contents 1 When is Vishu ? 2 Is Vishu the New Year Day?? 3 Vishu is the Hindu New year for Malayalee Hindus 4 VISHU - THE MALAYALAM NEW YEAR DAY

[edit] When is Vishu ?

When is Vishu in the Gregorian calendar ? -- 199.71.174.100 00:10, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I'd like to ask this same question this year. Can someone put the 2006, 2007, 2008,... dates in the article, please ? -- PFHLai 22:37, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

There is no exact date in the Gregorian calendar that Vishu falls on. The Malayalam calendar and the Gregorian calendar dont coincide with the dates. However, Vishu usually falls during April-May. thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 10:20, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I know. Check out the table of dates of Easter to see what I'm asking for. I think such a table would be a very useful reference (on any wikipage about Hindu holidays). However, if it's always April 14, never mind. Is it really always April 14 as the article now says ? -- PFHLai 11:02, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

I hadn't noticed the edits by User:Girish cs. I've removed the data. It doesn't always fall on April 14th.
About the construction of a table analogous to the one in the Easter page, I think its a good idea. However, its implementation is going to be hard. Let me see if I can find some reliable sources with the info. thunderboltz^{a.k.a.Deepu_Joseph |TALK} 14:03, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Thank you. Maybe a table is too complicated. I think a section simlar to Arba'een#Arba'een in the Gregorian calendar would be good enough. -- PFHLai 08:28, 17 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Is Vishu the New Year Day??

As far as my knowledge goes and as stated in the article, the Malayalam calendar starts with the month of chingam and not medam. As the first day of medam is observed as Vishu, Vishu is not the malayalam new year's day but the marking of spring (This is why flowers and fruits form part of the festivities).--GurufromIndia 18:06, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Yes it is true. Vishu is not the malayalam new year day. It is Chngam not Medam. Please change this mistake Ramki cmc 05:28, 14 April 2007 (

[edit] Vishu is the Hindu New year for Malayalee Hindus

It has always been celebrated as the New Year for Malayalee Hindus right from our Ancestor's time.How can anybody else say not? Please do not try to rewrite tradition and culture. Muslims and Christians have never celebrated it. Don't copy hindus, follow your own religion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shibanair (talk • contribs) 22:53, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] VISHU - THE MALAYALAM NEW YEAR DAY