This story is from August 03, 2024
Aadi Amavasai 2024: Date, Time, Rituals and Significance
Aadi Amavasai is one of the unique festival, which is celebrated in South India by Tamil people. This is a New Moon day or Amavasya when Sun and Moon align together in the same zodiac sign. According to Tamil Calendar, Aadi Amavasai is considered an important day which is dedicated to honour ancestors. Aadi Amavasai holds a great religious significance and people seek blessings from departed souls. Aadi Amavasai is going to be observed on August 4, 2024.
Amavasya Begins - August 3, 2024 - 03:50 PM
Aadi Amavasai 2024: Significance
Aadi Amavasai holds a great religious significance in Hindu religion. This day is celebrated by Tamil people in South India. This day holds an immense spiritual significance when people seek blessings of their ancestors and show their gratitude to their departed loved ones.
This day is celebrated with great happiness and enthusiasm in Tamil Nadu. In many locations, huge crowd gather to perform various rituals and seek blessings of their forefathers.
On this sacred day, people perform Tarpanam which is a special offering. Many people visit Ganga Ghats to take a holy dip in Ganga river and there they perform Tarpanam through a qualified priest. This ritual is believed to appeased ancestors and bring happiness and well being to the family. They chant various mantras and prayers. They feed animals such as cow, dogs and crows. Donating food, clothes and other essentials to the needy ones and brahmins is considered meritorious. People visit temple to seek blessings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
Amavasya Begins - August 3, 2024 - 03:50 PM
Aadi Amavasai 2024: Significance
Aadi Amavasai holds a great religious significance in Hindu religion. This day is celebrated by Tamil people in South India. This day holds an immense spiritual significance when people seek blessings of their ancestors and show their gratitude to their departed loved ones.
This day is celebrated with great happiness and enthusiasm in Tamil Nadu. In many locations, huge crowd gather to perform various rituals and seek blessings of their forefathers.
On this sacred day, people perform Tarpanam which is a special offering. Many people visit Ganga Ghats to take a holy dip in Ganga river and there they perform Tarpanam through a qualified priest. This ritual is believed to appeased ancestors and bring happiness and well being to the family. They chant various mantras and prayers. They feed animals such as cow, dogs and crows. Donating food, clothes and other essentials to the needy ones and brahmins is considered meritorious. People visit temple to seek blessings of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
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Rajagopalan Desikan
558 days ago
Yes. It is always a wonder how people find money for celebrating whether it is Adi Amavasai or Deepavali& Pongal. The nature of celebration may be different, but spending is the same. But ordinary people don't mind the inflationary spiral though they are caught more than the others. As majority of population in TN are Hindus, the Non Veg items will not sell as on a normal day. But the beauty of TN is, almost all the Hindus believe remembering their ancestors, and they will look for Brahmin priets for performing tharpan in the river side or seas like Kanyakumari. Fortunately Adi Amavasai this year falls on a Sunday, and people can observe the day to their hearts content. In many families Brothers will join at a common place. On such a day, let us donate liberally to the poor, feed more stray animals, and also donate in Cash and kind to the poor. The belief stays permanent that the Pitrus will ascend on earth to shower their blessings on their Children. But it is more important to look after the elderly parents, elderly close ones, till their lifetime on earth. If that is done, the Pitrus on the other World will bless their Children on earth with two arms.Read allPost comment
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