Film folk brought in the New Year — known through so many names like Vishu, Puthandu, Pohela Boishakh, Baisakhi, Bihu, Cheiraoba — and shared pictures on social media.
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Nayanthara celebrates the Malayalam New Year Vishu and the Tamil New Year Puthandu with husband Vignesh Shivan and their sons Ulagam and Uyir.
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Bipasha Basu celebrates the Bengali New Year with daughter Devi and wishes, ‘Shubho poila boishakh Shubho nobo borsho‘.
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Mouni Roy celebrates the Bengali New Year as well as Vishu with husband Suraj Nambiar.
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Adah Sharma, whose maternal grandparents, the Kochas, have Malayali origins, celebrates Vishu with a Kathakali dancer.
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Aahana Kumra visits a gurdwara for Baisakhi.
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‘Shine on .. Happy Vishu to all of you #vishuashamsakal,’ says Mamta Mohandas.
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‘Mere desh ki dharti sona ugle, ugle heere moti, mere desh ki dharti….love my India. Baisakhi ki bahut bahut shubhkamnaye!’, says Bhagyashree.
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Manju Warrier posts, ‘Happy Vishu! Mirror what you admire. Reflect what you desire. Attract what you expect. Become what you respect.’
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Mohanlal shows us his perfect Vishu Kani. Traditionally, it consists of coconut, betel nuts, yellow flowers, coins, currency notes, a white dhoti, rice, lemon, cucumber, a jackfruit, a mirror, kajal and a sacred book.
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Kushboo and her husband Sundar celebrate Vishu and Puthandu.
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Rannvijay Singha celebrates Baisakhi with wife Priyanka, daughter Kainaat and son Jahaanvir.
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Tovino Thomas gives us a peek into his Vishu celebrations in Sri Lanka.
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Randeep Hooda and wife Lin Laishram celebrate the Manipuri New Year, ‘Happy #Cheiraoba Missing Manipur. Praying for peace and harmony and back to normalcy for Manipur.’
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Jasmin Bhasin celebrates Baisakhi in a sarson ka khet.
