Sri RAmajayam SrimathE GopAla DEsika MahA DEsikAya Namaha Tradition followed at our home (AdiyEn share this to learn more) Bhogi - Burning of old things before sun-rise. Since Bhogi also signifies AndAl KalyAnam, it celebrated at homes with special Thaligai for ThiruvAradhanam, including making Poli. Pongal (Welcoming UttarAyana Punya KAlam) - Early morning Sugar Cane is tied at the entrance, with Mavilai (Mango leaves) thOranam. Two Pongal panai nicely adorned with flowers, root ginger, root turmeric and Thiruman Kaapu are placed facing east at an auspicious time (this time btw 9am to 10am in India). One of them to cook white rice (Suddha Annam for ThiruvAradhanam) and another has white rice mixed with dal (PAsi payaru) for making White Pongal and Sakarai Pongal. An assortment of chips (Sweet potato, plantain, Yam) are also made. And Kadambam is also made. When the pot froths, bells are sounded as if to welcome "God" into our homes, and soon after the food is prepared it is offered at ThiruvAradhanam (BhojyAsanam). Before BhojyAsanam at AlankArasanam, new clothes are offered (traditionally Dhoties, Sarees) to the Divya Dhampathis, which are later accepted as PrasAdham. After BhojyAsanam, at Punar MantrAsanam, fruits including sugarcane, banana are offered along with flowers & Thamboolam to the Divya Dhampathism. This followed by Satthumurai (without Divya Prabandham at home), reciting of AchArya Taniyan & offering SambhAvanai. After ThiruvAradhanam, the new clothes are worn, blessings are taken from parents/elders at home, PrasAdham is consumed, and proceed to go to temples and relatives. On Kanu - Early morning, kalantha satham is made and offered in ThiruvAradhanam (Puliyora, Coconut rice, Lemon rice, Thadhiyannam). This plus coloured rice from previous days suddha annam and the Chakarai pongal prasadam are neatly arranged on Ginger and Turmeric leaves by ladies in the house, including daughters who visit the parents on this day. Additionally they place Thamboolam, Flowers, fruits to the birds, and offer Neerajanam. If there are cows at home, they are also worshipped in a similar manner, plus adorning them with new bells, annointing them with sandal paste, plus feeding them Jaggery, banana etc takes place. Daughters who visit their parents are offered sambavanai on this day. AdiYEn Sri RAmAnuja DAsan, Sudarsana DAsOsmi --- Sampige <sampiges@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Pranamams to All, > > Shrivaishnavas in Karnataka celebrate Pongal as > Makara Sankranthi, the > Harvest festival. > > The previous day is celebrated as Bhogi Habba and > the next day Kanu > Habba(Festival). > > They exchange Ellu/Bella a mixture of Ground nuts > and Jaggerry(vellam), > including Sugar Cane with the Relatives and friends. > > They prepare Huggi (Pongal), and Sweet Pongal on > that day. > > The next day they celebarte Kanu Habba. On this day > Mother, Sisters and > Sister-inlaws in the family are given gifts and > small Dosas are > prepared. > > Om Namo Narayanaya > Sampige Srinivasa Iyengar > Bangalore > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Srimathi Raghavan [mailto:shriragh@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 11:50 AM > To: srirangasri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > ramanujamission@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Prof.V > N Srinivasan; oppiliappan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > ramanuja@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ram > Anbil; andavan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Sridhar Aravamuthan > Subject: [SriRangaSri] Pongal, Bhogi > > > > Dear All, > This information is required for a friend I would > like > to know as to what are the norms that people who > hail > from Thanjavur observe on Bhogi, Pongal and Kannu > pudi > days. Also like what food items they mke is there > anything special/different that they observe. > Regards, > Srimathi > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? > http://my.yahoo.com > > > > > > _____ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > * To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ > > > * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=Unsubscribe> > > > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> . > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! 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