Thursday, April 14, 2005
Reminiscence - Vishu
Vishu - the time of the year, where Yellow Blossoms, Trees plush with Yellow Flowers and the onset of Yellow Mango Season......the day begins with sight of the abode of Lord in our Home.
Its a festival celebrated with verve by both Tams and Mallus. By being a Tam in Mallu Land we have as always taken good from both the world and celebrated Vishu with pomp!
Its new year for Tam, Mallus start the day with Kani in the morning and the most exciting part of this day is Kainettam, where money is given in handful. A great occasion for encashing big bucks!!
Its on this day where anew notes and coins make way from RBI coffers straight to our pockets, thanks to Kainettam from elders.Those glittering coins and whiff of newly printed notes all crackling in our pockets, as youngsters we had a field day.
A mini smorgasbord waits for the lunch......end of the day happy-happy - pocket full and stomach full.
Thinking of this day - one thought that comes to my mind is early start of the day. Yes! the dawn from bed is at 0230AM! No cribs here, for once in a year I can do that. The day starts with Nirmalya Darshan at Sri Padmanabha Temple at 0315AM.
Probably the only day in a year where I used to sit and study in morning.
Time has passed....leaving behind me a trail of good memories of the yesteryears......today in the midst Java & OLAP little can be done to enliven those effervescent times. But memories die hard....with those deluge of thoughts of those good old days, we celebrate Vishu today in our own small space within four walls and confined within ourselves, with no one to give and take Kainettams and lots of thoughts and memories given and taken.
Happy Vishu!
Its a festival celebrated with verve by both Tams and Mallus. By being a Tam in Mallu Land we have as always taken good from both the world and celebrated Vishu with pomp!
Its new year for Tam, Mallus start the day with Kani in the morning and the most exciting part of this day is Kainettam, where money is given in handful. A great occasion for encashing big bucks!!
Its on this day where anew notes and coins make way from RBI coffers straight to our pockets, thanks to Kainettam from elders.Those glittering coins and whiff of newly printed notes all crackling in our pockets, as youngsters we had a field day.
A mini smorgasbord waits for the lunch......end of the day happy-happy - pocket full and stomach full.
Thinking of this day - one thought that comes to my mind is early start of the day. Yes! the dawn from bed is at 0230AM! No cribs here, for once in a year I can do that. The day starts with Nirmalya Darshan at Sri Padmanabha Temple at 0315AM.
Probably the only day in a year where I used to sit and study in morning.
Time has passed....leaving behind me a trail of good memories of the yesteryears......today in the midst Java & OLAP little can be done to enliven those effervescent times. But memories die hard....with those deluge of thoughts of those good old days, we celebrate Vishu today in our own small space within four walls and confined within ourselves, with no one to give and take Kainettams and lots of thoughts and memories given and taken.
Happy Vishu!
# posted by arunsark : 5:09 PM
