Happy Pilleru Onam PILLER ONAM: Today 20th of August is Piller Onam or Onam of Children. Pilleronam was usually celebrated 27 days before Thiruvonam in the month of Chingam . This Year Thiru Onam will be coming on 16th September. It was believed that there would be a break of about 10days from the rains in Karkkidakam month and Pilleronam was celebrated in one of these days This Onamis celebrated as a mini Onam with a mini-Onasadya. Dear Parents ….We all enjoyed all such traditions and festivals in our child hood days in Kerala… Now it’s your responsibility to give … all such valuable Happiness and thrill to your kids also… Avani Avittam : Avani Avittamor Upakarma is also celebrated today. It is an important ritual associated with the Brahmin community inthe world. Upakarma is knownas Avani Avittam in Tamil Nadu. On this day, Bahmins ritually change their sacred thread worn . The first step is a ‘prayashchita’ -a prayer to atone the sins. It says, “For the removal of all my sins and thereby to secure a divine blessing and for qualifying myself to perform the essential duties of Brahmanas as prescribed in the vedas and smritis and adopted by the really good intheir conduct I put on this Yagnopavita”. While removing the old thread, the mantra means -”Ithrow away the broken dirty old thread, may the new one bring on long life and Brahmana’s brilliance… When the new thread is wornanother mantra is recited which means -”I put on the sacred thread which is highlypure, is inseparable from God, is capable of prolonging life and is the foremost in theaccomplishment of a Brahmana. May such pure Yagnopavita bring strength and dignity.. …. The day is auspicious because as per Indian mythology Lord Vishnu was incarnated as Lord Hayagriva- the lord of knowledge, the one who restored the Vedas to Brahma.On the next day, Gayatri Japa Sankalmpam is observed …………….Sreekrishnarppanamasthu………
Posted on: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 05:24:43 +0000