Wishesh December Magazine 2015
Wishesh December Magazine has more excited stories of Diwali Festival of Lights, Karatar Singh Sarabha was an Indian Sikh revolutionary, Indra Nooyi Chairman of PepsiCo, Infocus of Make in India, Mark Zukerberg India Visit, Healthly Romantic Tips and many more on this month magazine.
Wishesh December Magazine has more excited stories of Diwali Festival of Lights, Karatar Singh Sarabha was an Indian Sikh revolutionary, Indra Nooyi Chairman of PepsiCo, Infocus of Make in India, Mark Zukerberg India Visit, Healthly Romantic Tips and many more on this month magazine.
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Indian Events<br />
Aazhi pooja / Vellamkudi<br />
104<br />
The Aazhi pooja is an<br />
important event of the<br />
pilgrimage, and is a<br />
celebration of attaining<br />
a renunciant’s frame of<br />
mind. It is performed on an<br />
auspicious day before the<br />
beginning of the holy trek.<br />
The ritual is even called<br />
Daham Veppu, Vellamkudi or<br />
Padukka.<br />
A special pandal is erected<br />
and fuels for aazhi (fire<br />
blaze) are stored in front of<br />
the pandal in stacks. The fire<br />
is started using camphor.<br />
‘Swamiye Saranam Ayyappa’,<br />
is chanted while the fumes<br />
go higher. Parched rice, rice<br />
flakes, and coconut pieces<br />
are regularly thrown in into<br />
the raging fire. After the<br />
poojas, camphor is burnt.<br />
“<br />
The<br />
worshipper is<br />
bound with the<br />
worshipped,<br />
with Irumudi.<br />
Munmudi<br />
comprises 2 or<br />
3 Mudra bags,<br />
holding items<br />
for vazhipadu<br />
(offering) at the<br />
Sannidhanam<br />
like<br />
“<br />
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