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HAPPY ONAM 2016
Showing posts with label Kerala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kerala. Show all posts
Vishu/വിഷു
Wish you happy Vishu. Hope you all have seen kani at early morning itself. Same I too had a wonderful kani in the morning. So I am very fresh. Ok, then what is vishu kani? Every year in the month of April (middle of the month) we celebrate the festival vishu. The word vishu (വിഷു) is in Malayalam, same way in Tamil Nadu people used to celebrate this same day as Tamil Puthandu (Tamil: தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு, Tamil New year). But the way of celebration is same. Other states of India have been celebrating this day as different names and ways. Do you know how do the people celebrate this day? We know that in the spring season we get everything fresh as vegetables, fruits, flowers and so and so. We wish to get all these wealth throughout the year. So to have a good start of a year we celebrate this vishu.
One day before at night, people arrange different kinds of vegetables and fruits (mostly all kinds), flowers especially Kanikonna (Golden Shower Tree, Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന), different kinds of grains, gold ornaments, coins and lit a lamp in front the idol of lord Krishna and also keep a mirror along with this.
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| Kanikonna (Golden Shower Tree, Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന) |
Photo Album of Navarathri/Pooja Festival
In the eve of Navarathri, we would like to write a post about it. Whole India is celebrating Navarathri festival, but name and way of celebration is different. In Kerala and Tamilnadu, people celebrate this Navarathri as Pooja.
Commonly people used to celebrate the festival for 10 days. But most of the people give importance for last two days. 9th day of Navarathri is Mahanavami. Here the people celebrate as Ayutha Pooja. We know the proverb “Work is workship”. So the people keep their tools, machines and other materials according to their job for Pooja. And they pray for prosperity of their life.
10th day of the festival is Vijayadasami. Since Saraswathy is the goddess of knowledge, people do Pooja for goddess Saraswathy, so it is called as Saraswathy Pooja. This day is for students. Students keep their books, study materials, musical instruments, etc for Pooja. Here they pray to God for their better knowledge.
This day is most suitable for start new activities in the life. So parents take their children to temples, churches and other cultural institutions to start their activities through the eminent personalities.
Above photos are taken from our home on the day of Pooja.
The following photos are from Attukal Bhagavathi Temple, Trivandrum on the eve of Navarathri/Pooja Festival
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