Vishu 2027
विशुWednesday 14 April 2027 · in 165 days
Vishu is the traditional Malayali new year, and it begins with the very first thing you see. Before dawn, eyes closed, each person is led to the Vishukkani, a tray of light, gold and golden flowers.
Pujas for Vishu, in order
Other mantras for the day
- क्लीं कृष्णाय गोविन्दाय गोपीजनवल्लभाय स्वाहा kleem krishnaya govindaya gopijanavallabhaya svaha
Vishu 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Wednesday 14 April 2027
- Sun enters the sign
- 2:58 PM
- Sunrise
- 5:57 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.
Other years
Vishu 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Tuesday 14 April 2026
- Sun enters the sign
- 9:02 AM
- Sunrise
- 5:57 AM
- Sunset
- 6:46 PM
How to observe
- Arrange the Vishukkani in an uruli the night before.
- Before dawn, lead each person with eyes covered to see the kani first.
- Give vishukkaineetam to children and younger members of the family.
- Wear new clothes and visit a temple.
- Share the Vishu sadya with family and friends.
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About Vishu
Vishu falls on the first day of the Malayalam month of Medam, when the Sun enters Mesha. It is kept as the new year by Malayalis in Kerala and everywhere they live, and also in parts of coastal Karnataka. The belief at its heart is simple: what you see first on Vishu morning sets the tone for the year, so families make sure that first sight is full of light and plenty.
The Vishukkani is arranged the night before, usually by the eldest woman of the house, in a bell metal vessel called an uruli. It holds raw rice, a golden cucumber, coconut, jackfruit, mango and other fruit, golden konna flowers, a new cloth, coins and a little gold, a mirror and an image of Krishna, with a lit nilavilakku lamp beside it. Before dawn, each member of the family is led with eyes covered to the kani and opens them to this sight.
After the kani comes vishukkaineetam, when elders give coins or money to children and others in the family, as a wish for a year of plenty. Children then light firecrackers, and many families visit temples. Sabarimala and Guruvayur draw large crowds for Vishu kani darshan.
The day continues with a sadya, the festive meal served on a banana leaf, along with dishes linked with Vishu such as Vishu kanji, made with rice and coconut milk, Vishu katta, and a slightly bitter dish of neem flowers, a reminder that the year will hold all tastes. New clothes, called Vishu kodi, are worn, and friends and relatives visit one another.
Because Vishu follows the Sun's entry into Mesha, the day is set by the Sankranti, and in Kerala the time of the Sankranti decides whether Vishu falls on that day or the next. Each family arranges its kani in its own way.