SrI : Dear List Members : This is the best and complete write up I have seen in a long time about Pongal Festival and its significance .This is being sent to you separately With the kind permission of the Moderator of the Carnatic Sangeetham group , it is my pleasure to share this article with You . More details on Pongal celebrations , the customs, the traditions are available in the URL for the web pages on Pongal .Please refer to them .The URL is : http://www.Pongalfestival.org/meaning-significance.html About KumbakOnam ( Thirukkudanthai ) and Pongal/Kanu Pidi celebrations there referrd to in this article , this additional information might be of interest You . SampradhAyam at Sri SaarangapANi Temple ( Periya Koil) : Kanu Day ********************************************************************************* Sri KomaLavalli ThAyAr is the divine consort of Lord SarangapANi ( AarAvamudhan for Swamy NammAzhwAr) . On the Kanu Pongal day , She is Joined by DEvis of ChakrapANi and Raamachandra to place the Kanu Pidi ( Colored Rice Balls) on the steps of PoRRAmaRai PushkaraNai , where KomaLavalli incarnated on a golden lotus and was raised by Hema Rishi and married AarAvamudhan . Sri KomaLavalli is Padi thNDA Pathni ( She would not step outside the Temple Vaasal) . Hence , She will stay inside the gates of the western gopuram and watch the archakar place the Kanu Pidis for Her . This is an unforgettable scene . Those in and around KumbakONam are fortunate ones to enjoy this sevai of Sri Vijayavalli ThAyAr of ChakrapANi KOil , SithA PirAtti of Raaamar KOil and Sri KOmaLavalli ThAyAr as the Hostess for the other two " neighbors and friends" , who drop in on this day to meet on the banks of PoRRAmaRai PushkaraNi . Have a wonderful Pongal celebration ! Oppiliappan Koil V.Sadagopan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:SriRangaSri-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:SriRangaSri-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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