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Vishu is the New Year celebration for the Malayalees and is celebrated in the Malayalam month of medam.
Some 350 people including families and friends gathered at the Malayalee clubhouse, Mamangam Illam, in Teluk Pulai, Klang, recently.
Klang Malayalee Association president Rajan Menon said the celebration was a success as a huge crowd turned up to share the joy of the New Year.
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For a better year: Members of the association’s women’s wing offering prayers at the event.
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“For Keralites, Vishu means a lot as it fosters a spirit of closeness among loved ones. Vishu has nothing to do with religion though it is observed with religious solemnity,” he said.
He added that Malayalee buy new clothes for the occasion and the elders of the family distribute money to the children as by doing so, their children will be blessed with prosperity in the future.
Rajan said 11 authentic Malayalee vegetarian dishes or vishu sadhya were prepared by the association’s ladies’ wing for lunch that included a sweet dessert known as payasam.
Among those at the event was a 20-member troupe from Rotary Club of Ottapalam in Kerala, India.
They are in Malaysia for an official family-cum-friendship visit.
Other guests included the Indian High Commission First Secretary V.K.V. Raman, Mamangam patrons Datuk Ravindran Menon, Datuk Muraly Daran Menon and Klang Municipal councillor P.S. Maniam.
