Vishu sadya

 Happy Vishu! April 14th was celebrated as Vishu this year. It always falls on 14th or 15th of April every year. Mom set out the Vishukanni the previous night. It comprised of golden cucumber, golden mango, banana, kannadi (mirror), golden Konna flowers and Vishukodi (new cloth). The belief is that if you see these auspicious items the first thing in the morning, the new year will be good for you. Vishu is the day on which Lord Krishna killed the demon Narakasura and so Lord Krishna is worshipped on this day by keeping his idol in the kanni.

The highlight of the day for my daughter is the Vishukaineetam. This means that she gets a small amount of money as a gift from all of us, that she can add into her piggy bank!

 

 

 

 

 

Vishu sadya is the traditional Kerala sadya served on a banana leaf. There are many caterers who package the sadya for the special day. So we bought our sadya sans a few items made at home like parippu, papadam and red rice. The spread was finger-licking.