Bisu Parba

Bisu Parba
Bisu Kani at Puttur
Official nameBisu Parba
Observed byTuluvas
TypeReligious, Social
ObservancesBisu kani Bisu Parbo
Beginsdawn
Endsafter 24 hours
Related toSouth and Southeast Asian solar New Year

Bisu Parba is a new year and harvest festival of Tulunadu. It marks the first day of Paggu, which is the first month of Tulu calendar.[1][2] It falls in the middle of April in the Gregorian calendar, on 14 or 15 April every year.

  1. ^ "Souramaana Yugaadi, Bisu Parba, Vishu and Tamil New Year". Raveesh Kumar. 13 April 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Mangalore: Bisu Parba, Solar New Year, was celebrated with traditional gaiety". The Times of India. 14 April 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2020.