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19/10/2024

Birthday wishes to Madam. Monique werro(My "Swiss mom")

18/10/2024

Congratulations ISRO. 🇮🇳🌟✨ Proud moment for we all Indians.

17/10/2024

On 17th October 1889,Goverment Ayurveda College Trivandrum,the first Ayurveda college in India and the first professional college of Travancore started.
Feeling proud to be a former student of this great institution...from where my thoughts...path...vision...life.... moulded.

14/09/2024

Onam is an annual harvest and Hindu cultural festival celebrated mostly by the people of Kerala.
A major annual event for Keralites, it is the official festival of the state] and includes a spectrum of cultural events.
Onam commemorates Vamana (the fifth avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu) and the generous daitya king Mahabali. According to the Hindu legends, after Indra (the king of the devas) is defeated by Mahabali (the king of the asuras), the devas ultimately seek refuge in Vishnu, who agrees to restore Indra to power. To do so, Vishnu incarnates as a dwarf priest called Vamana. The king Mahabali (himself a devotee of Vishnu) conducts ritual prayers, one of which is attended by Vamana, who requests only three feet (steps) of land to build a fire-altar. Mahabali agrees, despite being told about Vamana's divine nature by the sage Shukra. Vamana grows in size, and in three strides, encompasses all of the universe and beyond. The three worlds are restored to Indra, and Mahabali and the asuras are banished to the netherworld (Patala). However, witnessing Mahabali's love for his subjects, Vamana grants the king's sole wish to visit his kingdom once every year.
This homecoming of Mahabali is celebrated as Onam in Kerala every year.

03/08/2024

Today,Karkidaka Vavu or ‘Karkidaka Vavu Bali’ is the name for the rituals performed by the Hindus in the state of Kerala for their deceased ancestors. This day is also known as ‘Vavu Bali’ and is held in the month of ‘Karkidakam’ in the Malayalam calendar. If one follows the English calendar, the date falls in the month of July to August.
The ceremonies for deceased grandparents, parents, siblings, children and relatives are performed on ‘Karutavavu’ in the month of Karkidaka. The ‘Shraddham’ rituals must be done on river banks or seashore. In Kerala, the ‘Shraddh’ rituals done for the soul of the dead is known as ‘Bali’ and the new moon day or ‘Amavasi’ is referred as ‘Vavu’, hence the name ‘Vavu Bali’.
The ‘Bali’ rite for the departed ancestors is also observed on the ‘Nakshatra’ or star the person died on. But it is believed that ‘Bali’ held on ‘Karutavavu’ (no moon day) in the month of ‘Karkidakam’ is more auspicious and souls of the dead are sily pacified on this day.
On the auspicious day of Karkidaka Vavu, devotees in large numbers perform the ‘Bali Tharpanam’ ritual in order to pay homage to their departed ancestors. The rituals are held in several Holy rivers, temples and seashores across Kerala. The devotees get up early on this day and finish their morning routine to reach the ‘Bali Tharpanam’ centres.
The person performing the ‘Bali’ ritual also observes a fast on this day and is allowed to eat only one meal comprising of rice.The other members in the family can eat rice preparations thrice and eating non-vegetarian food is strictly prohibited on Karkidaka Vavu. In most of the households in Kerala, a special preparation of steamed rice known as ‘Vavu ada’ is prepared. Karkidaka Vavu is performed under the supervision of known priest or elderly person. Some of the important accompaniments needed to perform the ‘Bali’ ritual includes Darbha (grass), ellu (sesame seeds), pavithram (ring formed from grass), cookedrice, banana leaves and water.

Significance of Karkidaka Vavu:
The day of Karkidaka Vavu is very sacred for Hindus residing in Kerala. The ‘Bali’ ritual is held in the ‘Karkidakam’ month as the ‘Dakshinayana’ period starts from this month of

21/07/2024

16/07/2024

Ramayana Masam (Malayalam: രാമായണ മാസം) is an important observance in the state of Kerala. It is observed in the month of ‘Karkidakam’ of the Malayalam calendar while in the Gregorian calendar it corresponds to the months of July to August. This festival is also popularly known as ‘Karkidaka Masam’.During this time, there is a ritual to read the classic book, Ramayana on all the days of the month in almost all Hindu households. Hindu organizations perform this ritual in almost all temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Ramayana is one of the greatest Hindu epics that hold great religious significance. During the Ramayana Masam, the recitation of Ramayana starts from the first day of the Karkidakam Masam and continues till the last day.
Karkidakam is considered a lean month and is therefore not considered for any auspicious ceremonies like marriages or house warming or start of new projects etc. However, the month is ideal for treatments, pilgrimage and worship.
The rituals of Ramayana masam and reading of Ramayanam during this period should be performed with utmost care, devotion and involves a rigorous routine.Families observing this holy practice must clean their home and sorroundings atleast a week ahead of the start of Karkidakam month. Family members should adopt a strict vegeterian diet through out the month. This should be a period of complete celibacy and even such thoughts should not be allowed to malign your mind.
Completely give up gossiping, day sleeping, sarcasm, violence and ego for these will render the benefits of the observance void.
Starting from the first day, every day during the Karkidakam Masam, all the members of the house gather, after sunset. After lighting the evening lamp, they sit close to the ‘Nilavilakku’ or the traditional Kerala lamp and narrate the verses of ‘Adhyatma Ramayana’ (the Malayalam version of Ramayana). The reading of Ramayana is managed in a way that it ends on the last day of the Karkidakam Masam.
Besides the practice of reading Ramayan during the Ramayana Masam in the households (which is now a rarity), the recitation of this epic is done in Lord Vishnu temples.
The Amavasya (new moon) of the Karkidakam Masam (Karkidak