On Tuesday, the Keralites in the United Arab Emirates decided not to celebrate their festival due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, A community organized a traditional vegetarian feast for free to 1,000 people in Dubai and called it ‘Sadhya’.
The ‘Sadhya’ is arranged at the Uppum Mulakum restaurant in Karama from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
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Shahnavas Mohammad, an owner of the eatery, told Gulf News,
“Though it is a Hindu festival, we Malayalis celebrate Vishu, just like we celebrate Onam irrespective of our religion. During this difficult time, we don’t want anyone to miss the Vishu ‘sadhya’. Keralites or not, anyone who is in need can come and collect the kit.”
Via: gulfnews.com
He said the traditional vegetarian feast is not just his individual efforts and initiative. He added that “it is a community initiative”.
During the sterilization, the restaurant has provided 4,000 meals, said Shanavas.
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However, V. Nandakumar, Chief Communications Officer, Lulu Group, told Gulf News about ‘Sadhya’-
“These came along with most of the vegetables used in preparing the Kani and Vishu ‘Sadhya’ and the banana leaves on which the feast is served. All these came on the six aircraft we chartered to import vegetables from Kerala in the past two days,”