Mysuru – Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi, Hootagalli, will be hosting Bisu Parbha -2017 for the first time in city at Sri Mahaganapathi Temple in KHB Colony.

Bisu Kani will be displayed  by 7 am on Apr.14 at the Temple  and at 3 pm there will be a stage programme which will be inaugurated by Shiva Prasad Mada of Prasad Builders, Mysuru.

Ashok Kumar Shetty, President, Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi, will preside. Harsha Melanta, owner of Fish Curry Rice & Hotel By The Way, Dr. Dinesh Shetty, Hon. President of Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi and Dhananjaya Nelliyadi will be the chief guests.

Resource person Udaya Dharmasthala will speak on Bisu Parbha.  On the same day after 4.30 pm, there will be  traditional games like hitting coconuts, thapangayi, lagori and many other games.

This day is being celebrated as new year in parts of Tulu Nadu (Dakshina Kannada/Mangaluru, Udupi and Kasaragod) and also in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In Tulu Nadu, it is called Bisu Parba and in Kerala, Vishu. Since Souramana Yugadi, as the name suggests is observed according to solar calendar, this festival is being celebrated on April 14.

In Tulu Nadu, this festival is an occasion for the farmers to show their gratitude towards Mother Nature. Harvest from their fields is kept in a room and worshipped. Gathering of harvest thus worshipped is called Bisu Kani.

Moode is the delicacy of Tuluvas for this occasion. Bisu Parba, Solar New Year, was celebrated with traditional gaiety and fervour throughout Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kasaragod on Tuesday.

Traditionally Bisu marks the beginning of agricultural activities for the year. Seeds are sown and new cattle purchased on the day. The major attraction of the occasion is the Bisu Kani. Families celebrating Bisu prepare the Bisu Kani and worship it. A Kalasige (a wooden pot to measure rice in earlier days) is filled with rice and freshly plucked fruits and vegetables, ornaments, a mirror, cash and other materials are arranged to form the Kani.

It is believed the entire family must see the Kani before the first rays of the Sun. Youngsters place grains of boiled rice over the feet of elders and touch their feet. In return, youngsters get clothes or money. During the earlier days when feudalism was the order of the day, tenants would bring fruits and vegetables from the field for the landlords on this day. Landlords would gift tenants with new clothes in return. Oil bath, new clothes and a feast that includes payasam made of cashew, complete the festivities. Almost all Tulu families celebrate the festival but with slight variations.

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