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My trip to Thirunavaya
I reached Thirunavaya at
about 0830. The rains were there till 0730 and I could do the Sraddham without
rains. When I left Thirunavaya it was not raining. The Nila has only some
water, but the priest told me that after Makiryam Njattuvela is over, after 14
days, the water level will rise 12 steps high !
about 0830. The rains were there till 0730 and I could do the Sraddham without
rains. When I left Thirunavaya it was not raining. The Nila has only some
water, but the priest told me that after Makiryam Njattuvela is over, after 14
days, the water level will rise 12 steps high !
Below is a photo of the
Ponnani Estuary, where the Ganges of Kerala, the Bharatha Puzha, flows into the
Arabian Sea !
Ponnani Estuary, where the Ganges of Kerala, the Bharatha Puzha, flows into the
Arabian Sea !
A Prelude to Makiryam Njattuvela !
Tomorrow Makiryam Njattuvela starts. Now it is raining heavily in
Guruvayur ! The sky was brimming with pessimistic prophecies and now the rains
are coming.
Guruvayur ! The sky was brimming with pessimistic prophecies and now the rains
are coming.
Last year’s Makiryam Njattuvela wrought havoc. For 36 hours
it rained non stop and we had a darkened atmosphere. It devastated rural Kerala
!
Tomorrow I am off to Thirunavaya for my Mother’s Sraddham. Hope rains
will not hit Thirunavaya tomorrow.
The Pagan Roots of Environmentalism
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Today is the World Envrionment Day.
Let us plant trees and go green !
It is said of Kerala that She is a
state clad in a green Silk Saree, Pacha Pattudutha Keralam. So magnificently has
Nature landscaped her in greenish hue. The primary cause of this phenomenon is
that she gets 3 Monsoons, the South West, The North East and the Summer
Monsoons. She gets more than 3000 mm rains per year. The definition of a desert
is a place which gets less than 250 mm rains annually. No wonder Koppen, the
German climatologist, called her Tropical Wet and one of the best rainfall
areas in India ! The entire Malabar Belt of 825 km gets these three Monsoon and
is green !
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Rohini Njattuvela Strikes !
There were not much rains yesterday, but I awoke at 0300 AM to see the lights go
off. The reason was obvious. It was raining. It rained for half an hour. This is
characteristic of the solar transit of Rohini 4 or the fourth quarter of Alpha
Tauri or Aldebaran. Makiryam Njattuvela begins on 7th and rains are expected to
intensify.
On 21st, Thiruvathira Njattuvela will take over and there
will be many sunny interludes to accompany the intermittent downpours. Thank God
it is raining every month in God’s own country !
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One of the temples in Bali.
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Bali gets 2.5 million FTA or tourist arrivals. India gets only 6
million ! We have to step up Marketing. Indian Govt had ignored Tourism
Marketing earlier, saying that it is a pastime of the rich ! We have to change
!
million ! We have to step up Marketing. Indian Govt had ignored Tourism
Marketing earlier, saying that it is a pastime of the rich ! We have to change
!
Indonesia as a whole gets 6 m tourists, but then India is bigger
than Indonesia !
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Astro Meteorology is right again !
Astro Meteorology’s prediction that rains will start from Rohini Njattuvela ( Solar Transit of Aldebaran ) cam true, as it rained well at night in Trichur. Now the sky is overcast and rains can come at any time in Kerala. The South West Monsoon hit the Andamans on 20th and is expected to reach Kerala on 29th. We will have torrential rains !
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One of the most beautiful sights in the world !
The constellation of Delta Leonis is known as Pubba or Pooram, one of the 27 constellations which tenant the Ecliptic. There are more than one million temples in Kerala. Several temple festivals occur on the Lunar Asterism of their inception.
The famous Trichur Pooram occurs on the Pubba day of Mesha or Delta Leonis in the sidereal month of Aries. More than 500,000 people witness this Festival of all Festivals. It is of 36 hours durations and it is one of the most beautiful sights in the world, according to UNESCO.
More than 50 caparisoned elephants pass through the center of Trichur Town , the Lord Shiva Temple.
Earlier the Pooram was at Arattupuzha and it so happened that the Chief of Peruvanam Gramam denied entry to the temples of Trichur. This enraged the Naduvazhis of Trichur and the then ruler, Shaktan Tampuran, integrated all the ten temples around the central Lord Shiva Temple, Vadakkunnathan ( situated at a hillock ) and created this Grand Pooram. Tampuran created two Groups, the Eastern and the Western. The Eastern group was called as Paramekkavu, consisting in addition to Paramekkavu temple, Karamukku, Chembukavu, Choorakottukavu and Panamukkamppilly. The Western group was Thiruvambady consisting of Kanimangalam, Laloor, Ayyanthole, Nethilakkavu and the Thiruvambady temple.
This Pooram is centered around the Lord Shiva temple at the Center, as all the ten deities pay obeisance to the Shiva, the central presiding deity. Shaktan Tampuran chalked out the program and the main events of this Glorious Festival.
In Kudamattom, that is changing of colored umbrellas this year, techonology was used. LED umbrellas were used and it was a glorious sight at seven pm. 15 caparisoned elephants of the Eastern Group faced the 15 elephants of the Western Group.
36 Photos and 3 Videos about Trichur Pooram athttp://www.keralaheritages.com/html/trichurpooram2.htm
The Ten Participating Temples
Along with the main Paramekkavu Temple
&
Thiruvambady Temple in Trichur
Kanimangalam Sastha Temple at Kanimangalam, Pookkattikkara
Karamukku Baghavathy Temple at Karamukku near Chiyyaram,
Choorakkottukavu Bagavathy Temple at Choorakkattukara,
Laloor Baghavathy Temple at Laloor,
Sree Karthyayani Temple at Ayyanthole,
Nethilakkavu Bagavathy Temple at Neithilakkavu near Kuttoor,
Chembukkavu Bagavathy Temple at Chembukkavu and
Panamukkumpally Sastha Temple at Panamukkampilly near East Fort Thrissur
Karamukku Baghavathy Temple at Karamukku near Chiyyaram,
Choorakkottukavu Bagavathy Temple at Choorakkattukara,
Laloor Baghavathy Temple at Laloor,
Sree Karthyayani Temple at Ayyanthole,
Nethilakkavu Bagavathy Temple at Neithilakkavu near Kuttoor,
Chembukkavu Bagavathy Temple at Chembukkavu and
Panamukkumpally Sastha Temple at Panamukkampilly near East Fort Thrissur
The Great Trichur Pooram !
In Kerala festival dates are determined by the Malayalam Astro Calender. Delta Leonis or Pooram day of Mesha or Aries is the day of Thrissur Pooram, one of the greatest festivals in India. 10 temples participate and it is a glorious sight in Trichur.
A heady mixture of pomp and pageantry, Trichur Pooram is arguably the most popular festival in India. More than 50 elephants and lakhs of people gather around the central Thekkinkattu Maidan. A spectacular pageant of 30 caparisoned elephants and Kudamattom, a swift changing of the colored parasols mark the event. Great fireworks light up the sky to provide a grand finale to 36 hours of classic entertainment.
Here we are giving some photos and videos of the event and it is for you to judge about this grand event !