VARALAKSHMI VRATHAM
08.22.04 (8:22 pm) [edit]
[b]Varalakshmi Vratam [/b]is a pooja performed exclusively by women in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and some parts of Tamil Nadu. This puja is done to propitiate Goddess Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. The married women worship Goddess Lakshmi asking her to bless their families with prosperity and good health. ‘Varas’ mean boons and so [b]Varalakshmi[/b] is the boon bestowing goddess. Women paint a face of lady on a coconut. This is the idol used for Varalaksmi Puja.
[b]Varalakshmi Vratham [/b]is celebrated on the Friday of the bright fortnight in the month of Shravan masa (month). As per the English calendar, it is celebrated during August- September. This year it will be celebrated on August 27th. In Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, women are attired in colorful saris with turmeric paste smeared on their hands and feet. There is an element of gaiety all around as women and young girls move around briskly. The ambience is highly infectious
[b]Varalakshmi Vratham [/b]is celebrated on the Friday of the bright fortnight in the month of Shravan masa (month). As per the English calendar, it is celebrated during August- September. This year it will be celebrated on August 27th. In Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, women are attired in colorful saris with turmeric paste smeared on their hands and feet. There is an element of gaiety all around as women and young girls move around briskly. The ambience is highly infectious
Kajari Purnima
08.10.04 (5:55 am) [edit]
Rakhi purnima is celebrated as Kajari Purnima in Central India in the areas of Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and a few parts of Uttar Pradesh. This day is considered very auspicious and regarded as highly important by the farmers.
Nine days before Rakhi Purnima, the farmer’s wives go the fields and bring home a fistful of earth in a leaf cup. This cup is placed in a separate room and worshipped until Rakhsa Bandhan day. During all the nine days, women draw motifs around the cup with rice flour. On Rakhi purnima, the women come together to worship the cup and offer prasadam. On the last day, the women take the cups in a procession to a water body and immerse it there, offering prayers to Goddess Bhagawati to protect their sons.
Nine days before Rakhi Purnima, the farmer’s wives go the fields and bring home a fistful of earth in a leaf cup. This cup is placed in a separate room and worshipped until Rakhsa Bandhan day. During all the nine days, women draw motifs around the cup with rice flour. On Rakhi purnima, the women come together to worship the cup and offer prasadam. On the last day, the women take the cups in a procession to a water body and immerse it there, offering prayers to Goddess Bhagawati to protect their sons.
Avani Avittam
08.10.04 (5:53 am) [edit]
Rakhi Purnima is celebrated as Avani Avittam in southern India, especially in kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and a few parts of Orissa. This day is also called as Upakarman and is considered a very important day for the Brahmin society. On this day, Brahmins change the sacred thread, called the yagnopavitam while chanting mantras. This change signifies atonement for sins done in the past. Putting on a new thread signifies a promise to self for a better conduct in the future.
Nariyal Purnima
08.10.04 (5:51 am) [edit]
Rakhi Purnima is celebrated as Nariyal Purnima is Western Ghats covering the regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The festivities here are mainly associated with the sea and the sea gods. Nariyal Purnima is celebrated by people dependent on sea for their livelihood.
Fishermen and other people dependent on sea worship God Varuna, the sea god. They pray to the seas for a good catch. For them, the onset of Rakhi Purnima brings in a new year. As a part of the festivities, the fisher men paint their boats and decorate it with fresh flowers. They go into the sea and offer coconuts to Varuna, hence, the name Nariyal Purnima. After the puja, all the fishermen come together in a community gathering to sing and pray to the sea god Varuna.
Fishermen and other people dependent on sea worship God Varuna, the sea god. They pray to the seas for a good catch. For them, the onset of Rakhi Purnima brings in a new year. As a part of the festivities, the fisher men paint their boats and decorate it with fresh flowers. They go into the sea and offer coconuts to Varuna, hence, the name Nariyal Purnima. After the puja, all the fishermen come together in a community gathering to sing and pray to the sea god Varuna.
When is raksha bandhan 2006 - rakhi 2006?
08.10.04 (12:54 am) [edit]
[b]Rakhi 2006 is on 9th of August.[/b]
[b]Rakhi[/b] – A time of celebration for brothers and sisters and brother taking pledge to save sisters from all the evils. On this auspitious day sister tie [b]rakhi[/b] thread on the right wrist of brother and brother take pledge to save sister from all the evil. In modern times this pledge has is replaced by gifts a brother gives to his sisters. India has a rich culture behind and there are legends where a brother has done everything to save his sister for a string called [b]rakhi[/b]. Rakhi 2006 details.
[b]Rakhi[/b] – A time of celebration for brothers and sisters and brother taking pledge to save sisters from all the evils. On this auspitious day sister tie [b]rakhi[/b] thread on the right wrist of brother and brother take pledge to save sister from all the evil. In modern times this pledge has is replaced by gifts a brother gives to his sisters. India has a rich culture behind and there are legends where a brother has done everything to save his sister for a string called [b]rakhi[/b]. Rakhi 2006 details.