Since It's #KarvaChauth today
So I will write down a thread about a similar kerala religious observation called #ThiruvathiraNoyambu or Thiruvathira fasting.
Observed mainly by unmarried girls for getting a husband like #Mahadev & married women for the longevity of their spouse
So I will write down a thread about a similar kerala religious observation called #ThiruvathiraNoyambu or Thiruvathira fasting.
Observed mainly by unmarried girls for getting a husband like #Mahadev & married women for the longevity of their spouse
The month of Dhanu in the Kerala Hindu calendar falls between mid -December to mid-January. On the day when the new moon and the star named Thiruvathira coincide in the month of Dhanu we celebrate an religious observation called Thiruvathira festival.
Story is something like this "Lord Siva was in deep meditation on Meru for years& Goddess Parvathi performed penance to win Siva as her husband. Finally with the help of Kamadeva, her wish was fulfilled. Siva was pleased with her commitment and married Parvathi.
In Kerala, Thiruvathira is a celebration of devotion, dance and love. Women and young girls offer special prayers to Siva. Dressed in traditional attire called set mundu/kasavu sari, they sing & dance to the songs of divine love.
Women woke up before dawn went to the nearby pond for a ceremonial bath & they sang Thiruvathira songs - songs in praise of goddess Parvathi and her husband Lord Siva. the nearby Siva temple for predawn prayers.
A special dish called #Ettangadi is prepared as an offering to the Siva& Parvathi on the evening before Thiruvathira. Eight different kinds of root vegetables and plantains are fire roasted to prepare this dish. Later it is served to all the women and girls of the family. 
#ThiruvathiraNoyambu
Women& girls observe fasting on Thiruvathira for the wellfare of their husbands and would-be husbands. Mothers also observe fasting on the day before for the wellbeing of their children. Ritual fasting meant abstaining from all rice-based food.
Women& girls observe fasting on Thiruvathira for the wellfare of their husbands and would-be husbands. Mothers also observe fasting on the day before for the wellbeing of their children. Ritual fasting meant abstaining from all rice-based food.
#ThiruvathiraDance
Women celebrating Thiruvathira spent the rest of the day participating in various festive activities.
At night, the women stayed awake& performed #Thiruvathirakkali, a hand clapping folk dance. The lyrics of these songs revolve around Parvathi’s love 4 Shiva
Women celebrating Thiruvathira spent the rest of the day participating in various festive activities.
At night, the women stayed awake& performed #Thiruvathirakkali, a hand clapping folk dance. The lyrics of these songs revolve around Parvathi’s love 4 Shiva
There is a custom that each woman should chew betel leaves. Another custom is called paathirappoochoodal, wearing of a garlad of ten kinds of flowers in their hair at midnight. The first Thiruvathira after the marriage of a young woman is known as Poothiruvathira.
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