The day before Deepavali.
Dhanteras is a combination of two words. 'Dhan' denotes wealth, and 'Teras' denotes the thirteenth day of Krishna Paksha. On this day, Goddess
I lit 13 lamps in front of Lakshmi , Ganesha photo. Offered neivedyam and water.
Recited Lalitha Sahasranamam, bhagya sukatam and sang songs on ambal .
Out side the house ,I lit 4 lamps facing south for Lord Yama . It's called Yama deepam.
Also listened to Dhanavantri stothram and kubera stuthi.
Today, 11th October 2023, sarav and shakthi Offered Thidhi for their father in Amma Mandapam, Srirangam . Also sarav mentioned my Dad and mom name .
Today is not the Thidhi for my FIL. But these 16 days from Oct 4 to Oct 14 is considered as good time and pitru paksha kalam to offer Thidhi for ancestors
When you keep doing the shraddam rituals for our ancestors, it will not only remove doshas and keep our future generation prosperous but most importantly it will also heal our entire ancestral line.
When you offer Shradham , you become an important point contact ,
to remove all the ancestral curses of the ancestral line.
Those who are dead and gone will be going forward in their spiritual growth ,their blockages will be removed . They will be reborn into a good environment and will lead a prosperous life or will attain moksha.
Their blessings and happiness will make us and our future generation prosperous
Its everyone's duty to do this.
In fact it is a very important duty.
Also when one die , they would not like to come back to you and they would expect not to have any blockages in their soul path.
So when we think or cry about them , we are actually holding them back ,and they will not appreciate it . They need to get detached from this bond. And this shradam is important for them to break this bondage and move on without guilt, or any kind of attachment.
This sharaddam is performed for 3 generations of Pitru.
It is believed that all the sins committed by the deceased ancestors are removed through this Shradh
Reading texts such as Garuda Purana, Agni Purana, etc. are considered to be very auspicious during Pitru Paksha Shradh.
ஏழுமலையானுக்கு ஏழு வகை உணவுOur Puratasi Thalugai 2023 for Govinda today
23 September 2023, Saturday
At Trichy Emily Cottage. We must also keep a savings pot to put money . At our home we have a copper pot. In that we put raw rice , Tulsi and money every year. When we visit Perumal temple ,we deposit this money in temple hundial.
The usual menu is 3 / or 5/ or 7 types of rice, with pepper vadai and payasam
Menu :
1.Chakra pongal
2.Sesame / Pepper rice
3.Coconut rice
4.Lemon Rice
5.Tamarind Rice
6. Curd rice
7. Vazhakai varuval
Also kept a glass of water, tambulam, milk with jaggery,fruits like banana and some almonds.
Courtesy : MylaporeAthuPonnu Insta Handles
Traditional Neivedyam for Krishna :
Butter , Milk , milk sweets like Peda, banana , snacks like Seedai ,Muruku ,sundal , Aval Payasam ,
Place Laddu Gopal inside a small basket or Jhoola
Flowers : Krishna likes Jasmine , Mullai , Sampangi, and Parijatham flowers .Don't forget the Tulasi malai and offer tulasi water to Lord Krishna.
Onion and Garlic should not be used in food on this day, because garlic onion is kept in the tamasic category. Meat and liquor should not be consumed. It is believed that Lord Krishna loves animals; he was especially very fond of cows.
We draw feet of Krishna from outside the entrance to poojaroom using rice flour batter or paint. We can also make small feet in cardboard and place it as if he is entering.
Peacock feathers are favourite for Krishna and also flute. Both can be placed in Pooja room with a nice background .
Dance of Krishna Kolam near entrance door..and inside.
Adi Amavasai Padaiyal
Previous day I pray that I must wake up energized to start the cooking . By His grace everything goes well
A handy karima podi that I use for Ammavasai and Shradham cooking makes cooking a breeze .
As certain ingredients are not used , the karima podi is used to flavour all dishes . A bulk tempering prepared first thing when I start cooking , is helpful to temper every dish so individual tempering is not required .
Seperate tempering for rasam and sambar . All left over tempering will be used up .
Shradham meal for Brahmins / Davasam sapadu 😁.
No onion or garlic . I don't add tomato as well.
🍀amla rasam ( gooseberry )
🍀capsicum pumpkin sambar
🍀Bonda Mor Kuzhambu
🍀raw plantain kootu
🍀avarakkai Thoran
🍀Raw plantain Kari
🍀cluster beans Thoran
🍀Bittergourd Thoran
🍀Bittergourd pachadi
🍀Ulundh vadai
🍀Curry leaf Thogayal
🍀Varagu ( Kodo millet ) payasam
🍀Rice , dal , ghee
🍀Curd
All recipes can be found in my blog . DM me for any specific recipe . Will post .
https://www.youreverydaycook.com/blog/aadi-ammavasai-and-recipes
Important Hindu Festivals
Hubby side / paternal side
Main Festivals
1. Thai Pongal
2. Tamil New Year
3. Adi Koozhu
4.. Krishna Jayanthi ( my paternal side)
5. Vinayagar Chathurthi
6. Saraswati Poojai
7. Kedhara Gowri Nombu
8. Margazhi Thiruvadhirai or Arudhra dharisanam
9. Adi Krithigai , Thai Krithigai , Karthigai Deepam
10. Puratasi Thalugai for Perumal on a Saturday
11. Mahalya Amavasai , Thai Amavasai ,Adi Amavasai.
12. Varalakshmi Pooja on Varalakshmi Nombu ( Maternal side)
13. Rama Navami ( my paternal side )
14. Hanuman Jayanthi ( my paternal side )
15. Deepavali
16. Margazhi Day 1
17. Adi Day 1
18. Puratasi Day 1
19. Regular Fridays Pillayar Poojai
20. Lighting lamp twice daily . Morning 6 to 7 am or evening 6pm to 7pm
21.Vaikunda Ekadesi in Margazhi
22. Pradhosha pooja in temples.
23. Muneeswarar & Kateri Pooja for wedding , Mottai for child , and during pregnancy.
Other days that I started to worship on my own
1. Akshaya Thidhi
2. Masi magam
3. Garuda or Naga panchami
4. Naga chathurthi
5. Adi Pooram
6. Adi Peruku
7. Chithira Pournami
8. Adi Pournami
Will add more in the coming days
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#treeforyourstar
#astrologypost
தோஷம் போக்கும் நட்சத்திர மரங்கள் பற்றிய பதிவுகள் :
ஒவ்வொரு நட்சத்திரத்திற்குரிய மரங்களை வழிபட்டு வந்தாலே நல்ல பலன் கிடைக்கும்.
மொத்தம் 27 நட்சத்திரங்கள் உள்ளன.
இதில் ஒவ்வொரு நட்சத்திரத்திற்கும் ஒரு மரம் உள்ளது.
பண்டைக்காலத்தில் மரங்களை மக்கள் வழிபட்டு வந்துள்ளனர்.
அதே போல் ஒவ்வொரு மரத்துக்கும் ஒரு மருத்துவ குணம் உண்டு.
நட்சத்திர மரங்கள்:
அஸ்வதி - ஈட்டி மரம்,
Ashwini - Etti maram
பரணி - நெல்லி மரம்,
Bharani - Amla tree
கார்த்திகை - அத்திமரம்,
Karthigai - Fig tree
ரோகிணி - நாவல்மரம்,
Rohini - Jamun tree
மிருகசீரிடம் - கருங்காலி மரம்,
Mrigasirisham - Karungali tree
திருவாதிரை - செங்கருங்காலி மரம்,
Thirivathirai - Red Karungali tree
புனர்பூசம் - மூங்கில் மரம்,
Punarpoosam - Bamboo tree
பூசம் - அரசமரம்,
Poosam - Pipal tree
ஆயில்யம் - புன்னை மரம்,
Ayilyam star - Oil tree
மகம் - ஆலமரம்,
Magam - Banyan tree
பூரம் - பலா மரம்,
Pooram - Jackfruit Tree
உத்திரம் - அலரி மரம்,
Uthiram - Oleander Tree
அஸ்தம் - அத்தி மரம்,
Hastham - Fig Tree
சித்திரை - வில்வ மரம்,
Chithirai - Vilva Tree
சுவாதி - மருத மரம் ,
Swathi - Laurel Tree / Arjuna Tree
விசாகம் - விலா மரம்,
Visagam - Wood Apple Tree
அனுஷம் - மகிழ மரம்,
Anusham - Bullet Wood Tree
கேட்டை - பராய் மரம்,
Kettai - Sand Paper Tree
மூலம் - மராமரம்,
Moolam - Mango Tree
பூராடம் - வஞ்சி மரம்,
Puradam - Indian Willow Tree
உத்திராடம் - பலா மரம்,
Uthiradam - Jackfruit Tree
திருவோணம் - எருக்க மரம் ,
Tiruvonam - Calotropis Tree
அவிட்டம் - வன்னி மரம்,
Avittam - Shammi Tree
சதயம் - கடம்பு மரம்,
Sadhayam - Burflower tree
பூரட்டாதி - தேமமரம்,
Puratadhi - Sweet mango tree
உத்திரட்டாதி - வேம்பு மரம்,
Uthiratadhi - Neem Tree
ரேவதி - இலுப்பை மரம்.
Revathi - ButterTree
உங்கள் ராசி நட்சத்திரத்திற்கு ஏற்ற மரங்களை தெரிந்து கொண்டு அந்த மரக்கன்றுகளை அருகில் உள்ள ஆலயங்களில் நட்டு வளர்த்து வாருங்கள் அந்த மரம் வளர்ந்து போன்று உங்கள் வாழ்வில் வசந்தம் வளர்ச்சி அடைந்து செழிக்கும்.
How To Light A Moksha Deepam
You have to light the moksha Deepam before 6pm or before it gets dark.
Take a large Earthen lamp.
For making the wick , take a white cotton cloth. Add the following items to the cotton cloth and tie it and make it look like a wick.
The items are
1. Camphor, zeeragam , paruthi kottai( cotton seeds) , rock salt,pepper, nava dhaniya , wheat kernels, thuvarai , green gram ,black sesame seeds ,black urad dhal , horsegram , white mochai and Channa . Tie in cotton cloth bundle and place it on earthern lamp , pour sesame oil and light . Place it on a banana leaf. Spread navadhaniyam on the leaf and place the lamp and light it.
It must be placed on higher plane in North East in front of nandhi . Recite om Nama Shivaya 108 times. Next morning drop all the items in river or sea .
Note:
The one in the photo is lit by me for my dad in 2021. Its not like what I described above. Its just a large earthern lamp with 1 litre sesame oil and large wick .
