Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Vishu Greetings

Happy Vishu


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Kani konna (Golden Shower or cassia fistula) is a symbol of Vishu.
This beautiful photo by Challiyil Eswaramangalath Vipin, Chalakudy, India, (from Wikimedia Commons) is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

For more on Vishu, see:

Vishu: Did God Create Earth on This Day?





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4 comments:

  1. Meera's WorldApril 19, 2009 at 10:47:00 AM GMT+5:30

    i keep wondering every time i see the kanikonna,and its relation to vishu! how does this happen?most of our other plants are not seasonal,i guess.but this one,never fails to bloom during vishu time.amazing.

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  2. UnknownApril 19, 2009 at 3:22:00 PM GMT+5:30

    Meerasworld, Kanikkonna trees used to flower regularly towards the second half of March. But in recent years the trees start blooming in February. Botanists attribute this to Global warming.

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  3. AnonymousApril 14, 2010 at 11:23:00 PM GMT+5:30

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  4. UnknownMarch 25, 2014 at 7:49:00 AM GMT+5:30

    Awww, that is one beautiful flower photo. I love the yellow fresh colors,,, ahh that made me miss my home. My best Vishu wishes to all. Happy vishu!

    Regards
    Rasmi

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