How is Thiruvathira celebrated in Kerala?

How is Thiruvathira celebrated in Kerala?

At night the women keep vigil for Siva and perform Thiruvathira kali or Kaikottikali. They stand in a circle around lighted brass lamp, and dance each step at the rhythm of the songs they sing, clapping their hands. The songs sometimes consist of Kathakali songs including the works of Irayimman Thampi.

What is the story behind Thiruvathira?

The ‘Thiruvathira’ festival is celebrated to commemorate plea of Goddess Parvathi who used to regularly observe fast on Thiruvathira day in the name of Lord Shiva pleaded Him to heed to the plea of a newly married Brahmin girl, whose husband died days after their marriage, to bless her by giving rebirth to the deceased …

How can we celebrate Thiruvathira at home Kerala?

Arrange all the neivedyam dishes in the banana leaf. Keep a plate with banana, coconut, betel leaf and nut, turmeric pieces along with yellow rope. Do the pooja by showing dhoop, dheep and mangala harathi. After doing the pooja, tie the yellow rope around your wrist or neck.

What is Thiruvathira Nombu?

It is essentially a Shaivite festival and celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva, which is represented by the Nataraja form.

How many members are there in Thiruvathira?

As per Hindu mythology, this dance is what brought Kamadeva (God of Love) back to life when he had been burnt to ashes by Lord Shiva’s fury. Groups of up to eight or ten women are seen dressed in traditional Kerala attire, dancing in a circle.

What should we eat in Thiruvathira fast?

The typical meal includes cooked broken wheat and Thiruvathira puzhukku, a delightfull mix of tuber vegetables: colocasia (chembu), yam (chena), Chinese potato (koorka),sweet potato (madhurakizhangu) with long beans (vanpayar) and raw plantain fruit (ethakaya), cooked with a thick paste of freshly ground coconut.

What is Thiruvathirai Star English?

Betelgeuse, also known as Thiruvathirai natchathiram in Tamil, is a bright and easily recognizable star in the Orion constellation – which is over 20 times bigger than the sun.

Is Thiruvathira star is bigger than Sun?

What are the 5 sizes of stars?

What Are the Different Sizes of Stars?

• Super Giant Stars. The stars known a Super Giants are luminous stars with a mass more than 10 times higher than that of our sun and have started to decay.
• Giant Stars.
• Main Sequence White Dwarf Stars.
• Brown Dwarfs.

Why do we celebrate Thiruvathira in Kerala?

According to another version Thiruvathira is the birth day of Lord Siva. In Kerala, Thiruvathira is an important traditional festival along with the other popular festivals,Onam and Vishu. This has been celebrated by the Nambuthiri, Kshatriya and Nair communities of Kerala from days of yore.

What is Thiruvathirakali dance form?

Thiruvathirakali is a dance form performed by women on the day of Thiruvathira to the accompaniment of Thiruvathira paattu, folk songs telling tales of lovesick Parvati, her longing and penance for Lord Shiva’s affection and Shiva’s might and power.

When is Thiruvathirai festival 2020?

Thiruvathirai festival is observed on the Thiruvathira Nakshatra day in the Malayalam month of Dhanu Masam (December – January). Thiruvathirai Festival 2020 date is January 10. Thiruvathirai is also the name of a famous dance form of Kerala and it is performed on the day.

What is Puthen Thiruvathira?

The first Thiruvathira coming after the marriage of a girl is known as Puthen Thiruvathira or Poothiruvathira and it is celebrated on a grand scale.