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Sky over Sakthi Residency on the eve of Vishu Day.
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HDR Panorama of Sky over Sakthi Residency on the eve of Vishu Day.
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Two beautiful young ladies grace the float of this years Songkran Festival parade in Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Wikipedia: Thai New Year or Songkran, also known as Songkran Festival, Songkran Splendours, is the Thai New Year's national holiday. Songkran is on 13 April every year, but the holiday period extends from 14 to 15 April. In 2018 the Thai cabinet extended the festival nationwide to seven days, 9–16 April, to enable citizens to travel home for the holiday.
Keeping with the Theravada Buddhist calendar it also coincides with New Year in the Hindu calendar such as Vishu, Bihu, Pohela Boishakh, Pana Sankranti, Vaisakhi. The New Year takes place at around the same time as the new year celebrations of many regions of South Asia like China (Dai people of Yunnan Province), India, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songkran_(Thailand)
The beautiful Golden Shower or Indian Laburnum (cassia fistula) clicked at the Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary. This flowering tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. The blooms are the state flower of Kerala and are of ritual importance in the Vishu festival of the state.
Marayur is the only place in Kerala that has natural sandalwood forests. Ancient dolmens and rock paintings in Marayur date back to the Stone Age. Marayoor is a town in Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located 42 kilometers north of Munnar on SH 17 connecting Munnar with Udumalpet, Tamil Nadu.
Lord Vishu's Stone Sculpture (Partially damaged) displayed at Payana Vintage Car Museum, Srirangapatna, Karnataka.
On the eve of four festivals I want to wish all tamilan friends Happy New year friends all malyallee friends Happy Vishu and Shubho Naba Barsha to all bengoli friends and Happy Baisakhi too!!!!
Enjoy the festival. Spread happiness and joy.
Wishing you and you all and your family joys, happiness and success.
The golden shower tree is the national flower of Thailand; its yellow leaves symbolize Thai royalty. A 2006-2007 flower festival, the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, was named after the tree, which is most often called dok khuen or ratchaphruek in Thailand.[1]
The golden shower tree is the state flower of Kerala in India. The flowers are of ritual importance in the Vishu festival of Kerala state of India, and the tree was depicted on a 20 Indian rupees stamp. C. fistula is also featured on a 2003 joint Canadian-Thai design for a 48 cent stamp, part of a series featuring national emblems.
The streets of Dwarka, New Delhi are now bright shinning with yellow flowers of Sona Chura trees lined across the streets. The bright yellow colors stay only for few day before giving way to green leaves and truly a treat for the eyes.
Common name: Amaltas, Golden shower tree, Indian Laburnum • Hindi: अमलतास Amaltas • Manipuri: চহুঈ Chahui • Tamil: கொன்றை Konrai • Malayalam: Vishu konnai • Marathi: बहावा Bahava • Mizo: Ngaingaw • Bengali: সোনালী Sonali, Bandarlati, Amultas • Urdu: املتاس Amaltas
Botanical name: Cassia fistula Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
This native of India, commonly known as Amaltaas, is one of the most beautiful of all tropical trees when it sheds its leaves and bursts into a mass of long, grape-bunches like yellow gold flowers. A tropical ornamental tree with a trunck consisting of hard reddish wood, growing up to 40 feet tall. The wood is hard and heavy; it is used for cabinet, inlay work, etc. It has showy racemes, up to 2" long, with bright, yellow, fragrant flowers. These flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. The fruits are dark-brown cylindrical pods, also 2' long, which also hold the flattish, brown seeds (up to 100 in one pod) These seeds are in cells, each containing a single seed. A postal stamp was issued by the Indian Postal Department to commemorate this tree.
Medicinal uses: The sweet blackish pulp of the seedpod is used as a mild laxative.
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Vishu is a festival celebrated in Kerala, India. . Bursting crackers is part and parcel of the celebration . Elders gift fire crackers to children and every child vie with each other to make a world of their own.. People wear new clothes (Puthukodi) for the occasion and elders of the family distribute tokens of money, called Vishukkaineetam, to children, servants and tenants.
Today we (Malayali's - meaning people native to the southern state of Kerala in India) celebrated Vishu!
Vishu is the astronomical new year in Kerala.
For more details on Vishu please check en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishu
I enjoyed lighting sparklers and had a lot of fun with my sister and her friend, so a special thanks to them for a sparkling celebration and for these shots !!!
Here's wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous year! May your days be bright and nights sparkly !!
Onam is an annual festival celebrated in Kerala, India. It is a harvest festival celebrated by Malayalam irrespective of religion. According to legends, the festival is celebrated to commemorate King Mahabali, whose spirit is said to visit Kerala at the time of Onam.
Onam is a major harvest festival, one of three major Hindu celebrations along with Vishu and Thiruvathira, and it is observed with numerous festivities. Onam celebrations include Vallam Kali (boat races), Pulikali (tiger dances), Pookkalam (flower Rangoli), Onathappan (worship), Onam Kali, Tug of War, Thumbi Thullal (women's dance), Kummattikali (mask dance), Onathallu (martial arts), Onavillu (music), Kazhchakkula (plantain offerings), Onapottan (costumes), Atthachamayam (folk songs and dance), and other celebrations.
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Vishu (Malayalam: വിഷു, Tulu: Bisu) is a Hindu festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala, Tulu Nadu region in Karnataka, Mahé district of Union Territory of Pondicherry, neighbouring areas of Tamil Nadu and their diaspora communities. The festival marks the first day of Medam, the ninth month in the solar calendar followed in Kerala. It therefore always falls in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar on 14th or 15th April every year.
The festival is notable for its solemnity and the general lack of pomp. The festival is marked by family time, preparing colourful auspicious items and viewing these as the first thing on the Vishu day( Vishukkani). In particular, Malayalees seek to view the golden blossoms of the Indian laburnum (Kani Konna), money or silver items, cloth(pattu), mirror, rice and other harvest products. The day also attracts firework play by children, wearing new clothes (Koti) and the eating a feast called Sadhya. In Kaineettam, elders give a small amount of pocket money to kids.
The Vishu arrangement typically includes an image of Krishna. People also visit temples like Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple or Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple or Kulathupuzha Sree BaalaShastha Temple to have a 'Vishukkani Kazhcha' (viewing) in the early hours of the day.
Its is interesting that Vishu is celebrated in Nepal. Which gives credence to sayings that people in Kerala migrated from Nepal (not sure how long back this took place). This is the same time various Indian stated starting from Maharashtra to South of India celebrate the New Year. Songkarn in Thailand celebrated around the same time.
Vishu is a harvest festival celebrated in kerala, India. This year almost all the vishu greetings i received via email, contained this picture
This is a time of new beginnings and for the celebration of life – Happy Vishu
Vishu (Malayalam:വിഷു) is a festival celebrated in the state of Kerala in South India. "Vishu" in Sanskrit means "equal". Therefore Vishu is more probably denoting one of the equinox days. Although Vishu (first of Medam) is the astrological new year day of Kerala.
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Mangoes after rain.....
Sudden gust of wind after rain shook entire tree...half ripe mangoes looked awesome in that situation....
Happy new year to all friends from Assam (for Bihu), Kerala (for Vishu) , Tamilnadu (for Puthandu) & Manipur (for Meetei Cheiraoba)
Kanikonna, known as the golden shower tree is the state flower of Kerala. It is a popular ornamental plant and is an herbal medicine.
With Vishu right around the corner, there is a hustle and bustle to find 'kanikonna', the golden shower flowers which constitute an important part of the festival.
Wish all my friends A Happy and Prosperous Year Ahead...!!
You can read more on Vishu here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishu
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The most important event in Vishu is the Vishukkani, which literally means The first thing to be seen on the Vishu day post waking up.. The Vishukkani consists of a ritual arrangement of auspicious articles like raw rice, fresh lemon, golden cucumber, betel leaves, arecanut, metal mirror, the yellow flowers konna (Cassia fistula), and a holy text and coins, in a bell metal vessel called uruli in the puja room of the House. A lighted bell metal lamp called nilavilakku is also placed alongside. This arrangement is completed the previous night. On the day of Vishu, the custom is to wake up at dawn and go to the puja room with the eyes closed so that the Vishukkani is the first sight of the new season. Since the occasion marks the beginning of Malayalam New Year it is also considered auspicious to read verses from Hindu Holy book Ramayanam after seeing the Vishukkani . It is also believed that the page of the Ramayanam to which you open up will have a bearing on your life in the coming year. Devotees also throng the well-known temples like Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple, Guruvayur Sree Krishna temple to have a Vishukkani Kazhcha on the early hours of Vishu day.
Happy New Year to all my dear friends in Malayalikkoottam. May your life be filled with joy and prosperity throughout the year!!!!
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Cassia fistula, known as the golden rain tree, canafistula and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. In ancient Tamil literature, it is called கொன்றை (kondrai) and is closely associated with the Mullai (forest) region of Sangam landscape. It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the Malayali population. It is a popular ornamental plant and is also used in herbal medicine.
Malayalam: kanikkonna (or kani konna കണിക്കൊന്ന), Vishu konna (വിഷുക്കൊന്ന) also Ophirpponnu (ഓഫീർപ്പൊന്ന്) or Karnikaram (കർണ്ണികാരം) and Konnappoo (കൊന്നപ്പൂ).
Vishu (Malayalam:വിഷു) (Tulu:ವಿಶು) is a festival celebrated in the Indian state of Kerala. Vishu generally falls on April 14 of the Gregorian calendar.The most important event in Vishu is the Vishukkani, which literally " the first thing to be seen on the Vishu day post waking up". The Vishukkani consist of a ritual arrangement of auspicious articles like raw rice, fresh lemon, golden cucumber, betel leaves, arecanut, metal mirror, the yellow flowers konna (Cassia fistula), and a holy text and coins, in a bell metal vessel called uruli in the puja room of the House
Vishu" is celebrated with much fanfare and vigour in all parts of Kerala. Bursting crackers is part and parcel of the celebration especially for children. Elders gift firecrackers to children and every child vie with each other to make a world of their own. People wear new clothes (Puthukodi) for the occasion and elders of the family distribute tokens of money, called Vishukkaineetam, to children, servants and tenants.
Sculpture of Narasimha, Avatar of Lord Vishnu on the exterior wall of Hoysaleswara Temple in Halebidu, Karnataka,India.
Narasimha, (man-lion) is the fourth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. He incarnates in the form of a part-lion, part-man being to slay Hiranyakashipu.
NAMASTE INDIA 9-11 OCTOMBRIE 2010 BUCURESTI ~ PRIMUL FESTIVAL DEDICAT CULTURII INDIENE
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Traditional floral arrangement in a traditional vessel- the 'Uruli'.
'Happy Vishu' to all my flickr friends...
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