Dear Readers ,
It would be good
enough to point some articles related to upcoming festival celebrated
in Kerala and Tamilnadu.
As the new year
waves off this would become the foundation upon which everything that
comes after that.. The position of the stars and planets are also
taken into consideration to ensure auspicious beginnings for the
whole year. Homas are performed and stotrams are chanted to Lord
Ganesha in order to remove potential obstacles before the start of
any undertaking. Prayers to God are always offered. When people study
the Upanishads, which declare the only true power to be our own Self,
shanti mantras are chanted before beginning each session of study.
Nowadays
in Kerala, Vishu gives a sign of start to the Zodiac New Year, when
the sun
enters into Sidereal Aries, Ashwini Nakshatra. It’s a
principle followed in
everyone`s
residence that, when a person wakes
up in the morning and opens their eyes on Vishu
morning, its an
indication of what one can expect in the year to come. In Kerala,
people practice one small function called Vishukkani / Vishukineetam.
The word Kani
referred here literally means ‘that which is seen
first’ — so Vishukkani means that
which is seen first on Vishu.
Thus, on Vishu, people always ensure that they open
their eyes to an
auspicious image of the Vishukkani, first thing in the morning.
The
Malayalam word kani literally means "that which is seen
first so "Vishukkani" means "that which is seen first
on Vishu."
In Kerala, this day
would be celebrated Vishnu , but across India festivals there are
destinations sharing the same amount of joy and happiness likewise
Ugadhi celebrated in Andhra Pradesh and in Karnataka, Gudi Padwa in
Maharashtra , Tamil New Year in Tamilnadu by same time every year.
Vishukanni is being
kept in the pooja room the night before by the mother in the family
and in the very early morning its been showed to entire family and
are also given vishukkineetam which can be in form of gold coins,
money or some gifts etc…The Vishukkani includes a series of
auspicious items, including images of Lord Vishnu, flowers, fruits
and vegetables, clothes, and gold coins.
Lord Vishnu, the
preserver of creation, is the aspect of the Paramatman that is
focused upon during Vishu. As per Indian astrology, Vishnu is seen as
the head of Kaala Purusha, (the God of Time). As Vishu marks the
first day of the Zodiac New Year, it is an appropriate time to offer
oblations to Lord Vishnu.
Newly bought and
well-starched cloth is then pleated fan-like and inserted into a
highly polished brass kindi. The val-kannadi, a special type of
mirror with an extremely long and thin handle, often decorated with
gold, is also inserted into the Kindi. The kindi is then placed in
the uruli on top of the rice.
Two deepams,
are kept in pieces of coconut which is made into two halves by
spliting coconut,& are also kept in the Uruli. The bulbs are
placed into the coconut oil that fills the deepams, anchoring the
wicks in place.. The lighting of the deepam welcomes God into our
lives and symbolizes spiritual knowledge—the remover of the
darkness of ignorance.
There are various
items like Silver, Currency Notes , Jewellery, Gold in color and
coins are kept in the centre of vishukanni. Kanikkonna, a
golden-yellow flower associated with Sri Krishna is used liberally
throughout the pooja room. This flower only blooms when the sun is in
its most exalted position astrologically. In the pooja room, the
flower gives virtual imagination of the sun itself, the eyes of Lord
Vishnu. Gold coins are symbols of monetary affluence, as well as
cultural and spiritual wealth, which the elders of the family must
share freely with the younger generation.
The Vishukkani will
also be laden with gold-coloured fruits and vegetables, such as
bananas, jackfruit, golden cucumber, etc. The akshatam, as it is full
of turmeric, also is gold in colour, as is the shiny brass of the
kindi, And the val-kannadi the mirror captures the whole Vishukanni.
Various spiritual book, such as the Bhagavad-Gita, Ramayana,
Mahabarata should be made part of the entire arrangement. The book is
called as the Pramanam in Malayalam language as it is an instrument
used for attaining the eternal, non-perishable wisdom of the Rishis
as well as knowledge.
Upon opening one's
eyes, one is overwhelmed with the glorious darshan of the Lord. The
mirror which is a symbolic of Devi, not only increases the lustre of
the Vishukkani via the reflection it offers, but also shows our own
face, reminding us that God is not someone sitting in the heavens
upon a golden throne. The mirror also points out the importance of
making our mind pure and fresh on this auspicious occasion.
Vishukkanni is also
brought outside and shown to the family cows. As it is brought to the
cowshed, it in fact is on display for the birds, the trees, for all
of nature to see. I recommend you to plant a sapling of Kannikonna
available in Kerala and respective nurseries which gives such a
brightness of yellow color around the residence.
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