March 29 & 30, 2009 - Annual festival for Sree Bhagavathi at Perintalmanna

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Sorry if I wasnt clear. The Bhagvathi festival is at the Puthur Shiva Temple in

Perintalmanna. Mar 29 & 30, 2009

 

 

guruvayur , laksmikantam <no_reply wrote:

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> March 29 & 30, 2009 Annual festival for Sree Thirumadham Bhagavathi at

Perintalmanna.

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> All are welcome to two days of pujai at the PUTHUR SHIVA temple

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> the Devi will be taken around Perintalmanna. She will be dressed in beautiful

saris and precious jewels and ride the temple elephant. Drums and Nadaswaram

players will lead the processions on both days.

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> The principle behind this is that the Devi (as Goddess Parvati and Goddess

Lakshmi) will survey the town, bless and protect her people, their businesses

and places of work. She will remove all dangers as she goes around.

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> In the month prior to this festival, an utsava murti of the Devi is being

taken INTO people's homes to bless them. Those who are too old to go to the

temple or women who have just given birth thus get a chance to see the Devi.

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> It goes without saying that Perintalmanna used to be a sleepy town but is now

a very prosperous medical town. Many people who were born and brought up in this

town have risen to very high positions in their lives. Almost all of them have

been blessed with loving and strong families. Such is the power of this temple.

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> If you would like to participate, you can keep a tray full of auspicious items

for the Devi in your puja room on these two days: Betel leaf, areca nut,

coconut, flowers, kum kum, dried turmeric root, and if you can afford a

beautiful sari, bangles, and dakshina (that you can send to the temple directly

with your name and nakshatram details). That way you too can welcome the Devi

into your home and into your heart.

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