Subdued Vishu celebrations in Kerala Updated: Updated: Most people remained indoors and socialising was mostly over telephone Share Article Most people remained indoors and socialising was mostly over telephone Kerala celebrated Vishu under the lengthening shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, also the second day of the Ramzan fast. Malayalees observed Vishu in a relatively sombre fashion for the second consecutive year. Most people remained indoors. Festivities were restricted to the homes, socialising mostly over the telephone. Families and friends caught up with each other largely on Internet-based video call and conference platforms. Crowded Iftar parties and packed Vishu feasts that marked celebrations in the pre-COVID-19 years seemed a distant memory, though shoppers had thronged markets on Vishu eve on Tuesday.