When should I send a Puthandu invitation?
About two weeks before 14 April.
Puthandu
Puthandu invitations
Name the Tamil new year meal, the time, and whether you begin with the viewing of the kai vishesham.
Puthandu is the Tamil new year, on 14 April. The morning begins with a viewing of fruit, flowers, and gold laid out the night before, and then a meal.
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How to invite people for Puthandu
A great way to invite people for Puthandu is a note for 14 April, with the hour of the meal and whether the morning includes the kani and a puja. The new year is one day, so the clock matters.
Send it about two weeks ahead, sooner for family traveling to Tamil Nadu. One clear date keeps the new year from being confused with the day before.
What belongs on the card?
The date, the meal time, the address, and whether you begin with the kani.