Kerala New Year (Kollam era)

The Kerala New Year used to be on the day of the

Malayalam Calendar

.

Until the modern

Kollam Era^[1] was adopted in 825 CE, the first day of the Malayalam month of Medam (മേടം) was considered to be the new year. This day is still celebrated in Kerala as Vishu, and it coincides with similar New Year festivities in most of India

.

References

^ Indian Journal on History of Sciences 1996, pg 94. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[scientific_journal-1] Indian Journal on History of Sciences 1996, pg 94. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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