Vishu Kaineetam ...

Remembering those homesick days, waiting eagerly for this ritual. The elders of the family starting with the grand father or father give away Kaineetam to the younger ones, yes that will evocative in whole life. The Kaineetam consists of coins (now mostly notes) with Konna flowers, rice and the gold from the Uruli. The gold and the rice are returned to the Uruli and touch the eyes with flower. In my childhood, it was a custom to give Kaineetam to all the people associated with the house such as servants, field workers and land-tenants. The principle is the symbolic sharing of the prosperity and wishing happiness for all.