South Indian Hindu Festivals and Traditions
The Book On Hindu Customs And Traditions Puts Together Everyday Beliefs, Practices, Observances, And Etiquette Of Living A Life Enriched By Thousands Of Years Of Spiritual Consciousness. Legend, History, Philosophy, And Folk-Lore Are Intricately Linked With Customs And Traditions. A Large Number Of The Festivals And Fasts Relate To The South Of India, Hence Many Common Practices Have Been Given, With Additional Information On Local Practices And Customs.The Book Will Serve Its Purpose If Younger Generations, Living At Home Or Abroad, Are Able To Nourish Mental And Psychological Roots, And Gain Stature As Individuals By Living An Enriched Life. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Help To Arrange Important Family Functions, And Thus Preserve Social Bonds.
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Contents
Introduction
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9 |
RITUALS DIRECTING THE JOURNEY
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13 |
Stages in the Spiritual Journey
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31 |
Celebrations and Observances
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41 |
Fasts Vratas and Beliefs
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51 |
Daily Puja in the Home
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65 |
Tamil New Year
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75 |
Ramanavami
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81 |
Tala Kaveri Festival
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117 |
Deepawali
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119 |
Kartik Purnima
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131 |
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137 |
Sivaratri
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143 |
Tamil New Years Day Menu
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149 |
Other New Year Recipes
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157 |
Recipes for Vishu Kerala
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160 |
Varalakshmi Puja
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87 |
Sravan Purnima Avani Avittam
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93 |
Sri Krishna Jayanti
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101 |
Ganesh Chaturthi
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107 |
Recipes for Varalakshmi Puja Ganesh Chaturthi
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171 |
Traditional Recipes for Special Pujas
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178 |
Ardra Darshan Prasadam
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181 |
Common terms and phrases
akshada amavasya arati asafoetida auspicious Ayudha puja Ayyappa bengal gram betel leaves birth blessings boil Brahma cardamom celebrated ceremony chanting chillies clothes coconut cooked darshan decorated Deepawali deity demon devotees distributed as prasad Ekadashi Ekadashi fast festival flowers fruits Ganesh garland ghee gifts Goddess gods Gouri Hanuman Ingredients invoked jaggery Karnataka Kartikai Kartikeya Kaveri Kerala king kolam kolu kozhakattai Krishna kumkum Lakshmi LEGEND Lord Ayyappa Mahabali Manikantan mantras meditation milk month moon morning bath mustard Nag Panchami namaskar Naraka Navaratri negative forces observed offered oil lamp Onam pachadi Parvati payasam pilgrims Pongal powder prayers puja puja room Purana Rama rangoli Rasi recited rice flour river ruling planet Sabarimala sacred salt Sankranti Saraswati Shakti shraddha Siva Sivalinga soul spiritual star sumangali sundal sweets symbolic Tamil temple tulsi turmeric Ugadi vadai Vaikuntha Vijaya Dashami Vishnu vrata worshipped