South Indian Hindu Festivals and TraditionsThe Book On Hindu Customs And Traditions Puts Together Everyday Beliefs, Practices, Observances, And Etiquette Of Living A Life Enriched By Thousands Of Years Of Spiritual Consciousness. Legend, History, Philosophy, And Folk-Lore Are Intricately Linked With Customs And Traditions. A Large Number Of The Festivals And Fasts Relate To The South Of India, Hence Many Common Practices Have Been Given, With Additional Information On Local Practices And Customs.The Book Will Serve Its Purpose If Younger Generations, Living At Home Or Abroad, Are Able To Nourish Mental And Psychological Roots, And Gain Stature As Individuals By Living An Enriched Life. It Is Hoped That The Book Will Help To Arrange Important Family Functions, And Thus Preserve Social Bonds. |
Contents
Foreword 11 | 9 |
Acknowledgements | 15 |
Stages in the Spiritual Journey | 31 |
Celebrations and Observances | 41 |
Fasts Vratas and Beliefs | 51 |
Daily Puja in the Home | 65 |
CALENDAR OF FESTIVALS | 73 |
Chitra Purnima | 79 |
Tala Kaveri Festival | 117 |
Deepawali | 119 |
Kartik Purnima | 131 |
Vaikuntha Ekadashi | 137 |
Sivaratri | 143 |
Tamil New Years Day Menu | 149 |
Other New Year Recipes | 157 |
Recipes for Vishu Kerala | 160 |
Hanumat Jayanti | 85 |
Nag Panchami | 91 |
Tiru Onam | 97 |
GouriGanesh Puja | 105 |
Navaratri | 111 |
Recipes for Varalakshmi Puja Ganesh Chaturthi | 171 |
Traditional Recipes for Special Pujas | 178 |
Ardra Darshan Prasadam | 181 |
Common terms and phrases
akshada appam arati asafoetida auspicious Ayyappa bath bengal gram betel leaves birth blessings boil Brahma calendar cardamom cardamom powder cashewnut celebrated ceremony chanting clothes coconut cooked coriander curds curry leaves decorated deep frying Deepawali deity demon devotees dough Ekadashi Ekadashi fast festival fire flavour flowers fruits Ganesh ghee gifts Goddess grated green chillies Hanuman India infant Ingredients invoked jaggery kadai karmas Karnataka Kartikeya Kaveri king kolam kozhakattai Krishna kumkum lamp LEGEND Lord Mahabali mango mantras meditation Method Soak milk month moon mustard Navaratri negative forces offered Onam pachadi Parvati payasam pieces pilgrims pinch Pongal prasad prayer puja Rama rangoli Rasi recited rice flour ruling planet sacred salt sambar Sankranti sanskaras Saraswati sari savouries shraddha Siva soul spiritual star sumangali sweet symbolic Tamil temple traditional feast tulsi turmeric Ugadi vadai Vaikuntha Vishnu vrata worshipped zodiac sign



