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08/09/2024

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08/09/2024

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08/09/2024

Onam sadya

06/04/2024

Vishu sadya, we are open from 11 am. April 13 &14 book your table www.theleafrestaurant.co.uk or call 07833338900.

03/04/2024

Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrating the Malayali New Year in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar. It is the traditional new year, while the Year era calendar .
Vishu Festival is mostly celebrated in Kerala, parts of Karnataka like Mangalore, and Kanyakumari in coastal Tamil Nadu. The Malayalees celebrate it as the first day of the month of Medam, which is the first month according to the Malayalee astronomical calendar. The festival is celebrated all over India but is known by different names like Bihu in Assam, Puthendu in Tamil Nadu, Vishua Sankranti in Orissa, and Baishakhi in Punjab. According to the Gregorian calendar, it falls on the 14th or 15 of April every year.
The festival is celebrated to mark the first day of the Hindu lunar-solar calendar. Although celebrated in most states by different names, the customs and traditions which are carried out to bring prosperity and good luck into the New Year are not similar to each other.
Like every year, Vishu 2024 will also fall on the 14th of April of the Gregorian calendar. The significance of the festival among the people can be understood by the way people prepare for it and celebrate it. Vishu 2024 Sankranti's time and date on Vishu Kani is the 13th of April (Monday) at 8:39 PM. Listed below are some of the things people do on the day of the festival.

Clean and Decorate the House
Just a day before the day of the festival, people clean their houses since, in India, it is believed that a clean house and surroundings bring in more prosperity. On the morning of Vishu, people decorate the doorway with flower garlands, banana plants, and rangoli. After nightfall, many of the houses are illuminated with colorful decorative lights.

03/04/2024

Vishu is a Hindu festival celebrating the Malayali New Year in Kerala, Tulu Nadu, and Mahe of India. Vishu falls on the first day of the month of Medam in the Malayalam Calendar. It is the traditional new year, while the Year era calendar .
Vishu Festival is mostly celebrated in Kerala, parts of Karnataka like Mangalore, and Kanyakumari in coastal Tamil Nadu. The Malayalees celebrate it as the first day of the month of Medam, which is the first month according to the Malayalee astronomical calendar. The festival is celebrated all over India but is known by different names like Bihu in Assam, Puthendu in Tamil Nadu, Vishua Sankranti in Orissa, and Baishakhi in Punjab. According to the Gregorian calendar, it falls on the 14th or 15 of April every year.
The festival is celebrated to mark the first day of the Hindu lunar-solar calendar. Although celebrated in most states by different names, the customs and traditions which are carried out to bring prosperity and good luck into the New Year are not similar to each other.
Like every year, Vishu 2024 will also fall on the 14th of April of the Gregorian calendar. The significance of the festival among the people can be understood by the way people prepare for it and celebrate it. Vishu 2024 Sankranti's time and date on Vishu Kani is the 13th of April (Monday) at 8:39 PM. Listed below are some of the things people do on the day of the festival.

Clean and Decorate the House
Just a day before the day of the festival, people clean their houses since, in India, it is believed that a clean house and surroundings bring in more prosperity. On the morning of Vishu, people decorate the doorway with flower garlands, banana plants, and rangoli. After nightfall, many of the houses are illuminated with colorful decorative lights.

Sighting the Vishu Kani
The night before the festival, the eldest woman of the family, or the wife prepares a big pot in which she keeps coconuts, a piece of gold ornament, a variety of seasonal fruits, a Konnappo flower, rice, fresh lemon a holy book, a silver cup with coins and a new piece of cloth. This pot is then kept in front of a special mirror known as valkkanadi and garlanded idol of Sri Krishna with lighted oil deepams around it. This preparation by the womenfolk is known as “Kani-Kanal.”

Early morning on the day of Vishupulari, it is customary for the head of the family to see the Kani first thing after waking up as it signifies the divine sight of the Lord with the Vishu Kani. This ritual is known as the Vishu Kanal. After this other members of the family are brought in blindfolded to get a glimpse of the Kani. “Seeing the Kani” is believed to be auspicious and is said to bring prosperity and good luck to the family members and the household for the entire year.

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Mother's day 10 th march open from 11 am.

06/03/2024

Free welcome drink with pre booking call 07833338900.

05/03/2024

Mother's Day special menu, welcome drink free for all bookings. Call 07833338900.

17/02/2024

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