What is Thiruvathira in Malayalam?
Thiruvathira is the nakshatra or “star” of Lord Shiva as per the Malayalam calendar.
What is the story behind Thiruvathira?
Tradition has it that Thiruvathira festival is celebrated in commemoration of the death of Kamadeva, the mythological God of love. According to another version Thiruvathira is the birth day of Lord Siva. In Kerala, Thiruvathira is an important traditional festival along with the other popular festivals,Onam and Vishu.
What is Thiruvathirai English?
Thiruvathirai(Arudhra) in Tamil means “sacred big wave”. It is essentially a Shaivite festival and celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, which is represented by the Nataraja form and is mostly celebrated in the…
What should we eat in Thiruvathira?
The ladies who observe the fast on this day abstain from rice based food and usually consume wheat porridge and thiruvathira puzhukku along with Koova Vilayichathu (Arrowroot Halva). There are a few regional variations for these dishes, but some form of puzhukku and Koova are found all over Kerala.
Is Thiruvathira a ritual?
Thiruvathirakali was initially a ritual dance performed by women, in order to attain marital bliss, on the Thiruvathira day of the Malayalam month of Dhanu (December – January). The sinuous movements of the group of dancers, around a nilavilakku (traditional lamp), embody lasya – amorous charm and feminine grace.
How can we celebrate Thiruvathira at home?
Arrange all the neivedyam dishes in the banana leaf. Keep a plate with banana, coconut, betel leaf and nut, turmeric pieces along with yellow rope. Do the pooja by showing dhoop, dheep and mangala harathi. After doing the pooja, tie the yellow rope around your wrist or neck.
What is Kavathu?
Greater Yam (Kavathu/Kachil) a kind of large yam is a tuber that grows in wild and is also cultivated.. rarely seen these days, almost endangered, and I guess less people are familiar with this root vegetable. A good laxative and vermifuge, it is tasty and tastes quite different from yam or taro root.
What is the biggest star in the world?
UY Scuti
The largest known star in the universe, UY Scuti is a variable hypergiant with a radius around 1,700 times larger than the radius of the sun. To put that in perspective, the volume of almost 5 billion suns could fit inside a sphere the size of UY Scuti.
What is Theyyam festival?
Published: March 4, 2022. The Kaliyattam festival is an annual Theyyam festival held in the temples in Kerala’s Malabar region. About Theyyam Festival. Performance of the Ritual.
What should we do for Arudra Darshan?
Rituals of Arudra Darshan They perform Pooja and visit Shiva temples. A lamp is lighted using ghee, and a vrat or fast is observed on this day. Food is consumed only on the next day after Brahmins have been fed. At temples, a special Abishekam is done to Nataraja and his consort, Sivakama Sundari.