Dasavatharam festival

[Guest guest]

I wanted to clarify my view on the new Dasavatara festival

described by Sri Ashwin in an earlier post. It is without

question a very good thing that this festival gives people

another opportunity to celebrate the greatness of PerumaaL,

and that too, for 10 days. However, I would be very sad if

this festival is celebrated at the expense of the traditional

festivals so loved by our acharyas and our tradition, such as

aazhvaar moksham, thiruppaavai, and vaikuntha ekaadaSi.

 

I should point out that Dasavatara is also an essentially

Vaishnavite conception, as Siva bhaktas do not believe in

avataaras, especially avataaras of Lord Vishnu. Therefore,

there is no harm is also observing the traditional festivals

that occur in maargazhi maasam.

 

Mani