Four states bring in the New Year: Puthandu, Vishu, Bohag Bihu and Poila Baishak
15 April 2015 12:10 PM IST15 April 2015 12:10 PM IST
Four states bring in the New Year: Puthandu, Vishu, Bohag Bihu and Poila Baishak
Devotees perform rituals and offer prayers at a temple of Hindu God Muruga on ‘Puthandu’ in Chennai . Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, is celebrated by Tamils living across the world. (Photo: AP)- A Hindu devotee offers a prayer before swinging on a rope tied to a pole during Shiva Gajan festival or Charak on the last day of Bengali calendar in Kolkata. Faithful Hindu devotees offer various such rituals each year in the hope of winning the
- Spectators gather to watch a Hindu devotee, tied with a rope on a pole, hover around in circles during Shiva Gajan festival or Charak on the last day of Bengali calendar in Kolkata. Faithful Hindu devotees offer various such rituals each year in the
- The most important event in Vishu is the Vishukkani, which literally means "the first thing seen on the day of Vishu after waking up". (Photo: Twitter)
- Vishu is celebrated with much fanfare and vigour in all parts of Kerala. It is considered a festival of light and fireworks and decorating lights and bursting of firecrackers is part of the celebration. (Photo: Twitter)
- Vishu is an important Kerala festival celebrated in the month of "Medam" and a Hindu festival in the state of Kerala (Photo: Twitter)
- Trivandrum: Malayalam New Year, Vishu celebrations (Photo: Twitter)
- A Garo tribal boy in traditional attire performs the Wangala dance during Rongali Bihu, a harvest festival, in Gauhati, India. Rongali Bihu marks the onset of the Assamese New Year and the coming of spring. (AP Photo)
- Assamese people perform Bihu dance during Rongali Bihu, a harvest festival, in Gauhati, India. Rongali Bihu marks the onset of the Assamese New Year and the coming of spring. (Photo: AP)
- Villagers participate in a community fishing to mark the 'Rongali Bihu festival' at Digholi lake near Hatisung village in Nagaon, Assam (Photo: AP)
- Children smear each others face with colored paint during Puthandu celebrations in Bangalore. Puthandu or Tamil New Year is celebrated by Tamils living across the world. (Photo: AP)
Devotees perform rituals and offer prayers at a temple of Hindu God Muruga on ‘Puthandu’ in Chennai . Puthandu, or Tamil New Year, is celebrated by Tamils living across the world. (Photo: AP)
Four states bring in the New Year: Puthandu, Vishu, Bohag Bihu and Poila Baishak
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