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#ChitraPournami -Today celebrated on full-moon day with Chithirai Nakshatra in Tamil month of Chithirai(April/May)
There are many legend stories related. #Thread

Chitragupta,Yama's assistant birthday.
Indra Dev prayed to Shiva Lingam in Kadamba vanam with Golden lotus-Madurai

Chitragupta is said to have born on Chitra pournami day so he is worshipped & his birthday is celebrated in South indian states.

Birth of Chitragupta - Brahma Dev gave Yama Dharma, the work of punishing or rewarding the souls of people, based on their actions in life.

At time passed,Yama was not able to maintain the correct Paap/ Punya done by people.He committed mistakes.He took lives of wrong people as the records were incorrectly maintained.Yama felt bad and he told about this problems to Brahma Dev.Brahma Dev thought about this.

Brahma Dev along with Yama started to Kailash.Brahma Dev and Yama dhrama worshiped Shiva & Parvathi,then explained their problem.Records of Paap/Punya of people are also called as Akashic records.They requested Shiva & parvathi for a solution.It is said that Parvati

Devi drawn a handsome man clad with gems & jewels.When Bhagwan saw the chitram (drawing/picture) - chitram got life.A handsome young man was standing in front of them & as he was from a chitram - Chitragupta. Shiva instructed Chitragupta to go along with Yama Dev &asked him to

maintain the Akashic records.After death of a person, based on your advice Yama will decide on the fate of the person.He blessed Chitragupta to do his work with great sincerity.Chitragupta went along with Yama dev to Yamalok and started to perform his duties righteously.

There is one other legend story related to birth of Chitragupta.

Once Indra and Indrani did severe penance to please Bhagwan Shiva for getting child boon.Later,Bhagwan Shiva was happy with their prayers,he ordered Chitragupta to be born as a child to Indrani.

Chitragupta after

Checking his records,told Bhagwan Shiva that Indrani is not destined to have her own child.It is incorrect to change this destiny.Shiva was happy to see the sincerity of Chitragupta, but we wanted to fulfill the wish of Indra & Indrani.He thought and then called

upon divine cow Kamadhenu . Kamadhenu worshiped Shiva.Shiva asked to be born as child of Kamadhenu.Chitragupta accepted to do so.Shiva ji instructed Kamadhenu to go to Indralok & on an auspicious day a son will be born.

Indrani was happy to have Kamadhenu at her place.

Days passed,Kamadhenu became pregnant, Indrani took good care.On purnami day in the month of Chithirai with Chitra Nakshatra - Kamadhenu gave birth to beautiful boy baby.
Chitragupta was born in the palace of Indra -Indrani & Indralok was celebrated the birth of the child.

Other legend #story is related to Meenakshi Amman Temple.It is said that Indra Dev got relieved from Brahmahathi Dosham after worshiping the Shiva Lingam at the Kadamba vanam.

This happened on Chitra pournami day.He said to have worshiped with Golden lotus.

It is said that on every #Chitra Pournami ,Indra Dev does pooja to Shiva Lingam at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Kovil.This is mentioned in the #Thiruvilayadal puranam.
To know about why Indra got Brahmahathi dosha.Do read #STORY 👇

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Source text -based on stories I heard about chitragupta & chitra pournami / Thiruvilayadal Puranam

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