Socially deprived Hindu women honoured by Devi Pooja

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Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

 

Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where 108 women

from various socially deprived Hindu communities were honoured by priests.

Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of the important and sacred

concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the importance of women in social and

family life.

 

Selected 108 women symbolised 108 sacred names of God, ‘Adi ParaShakthi’. Women

were from different social situation like labours, housemaids, fishmongers and

manufacturing workers. Hindu temples usually do such pooja commonly know as

‘Suvasini pooja’, this was in its larger scale conducted as yaga running for 3

days, said the organisers. Sri Sreedharan Namboodiri was the yaga acharya (main

priest) for this sacred function.

 

Hindu rituals like this shows how the religion consider womanhood and its

importance in creating a value based tolerant family and thus such a society. It

was an eye opener for others and showed that respect in women based on culture

and religious values is the effective way to tackle atrocities against them.

 

 

 

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Very good.

 

 

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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 3:32 AM

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Socially deprived Hindu women honoured by Devi

Pooja

 

 

Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

 

Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where 108 women

from various socially deprived Hindu communities were honoured by priests.

Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of the important and sacred

concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the importance of women in social and

family life.

[Guest guest]

Wow, very cool. I wish I could have seen this.

 

Namaste,

 

pr

 

, Devi <tclived wrote:

>

>

> Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

>

> Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where

108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of

the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the

importance of women in social and family life.

>

> Selected 108 women symbolised 108 sacred names of God, `Adi

ParaShakthi'. Women were from different social situation like

labours, housemaids, fishmongers and manufacturing workers. Hindu

temples usually do such pooja commonly know as `Suvasini pooja', this

was in its larger scale conducted as yaga running for 3 days, said

the organisers. Sri Sreedharan Namboodiri was the yaga acharya (main

priest) for this sacred function.

>

> Hindu rituals like this shows how the religion consider womanhood

and its importance in creating a value based tolerant family and thus

such a society. It was an eye opener for others and showed that

respect in women based on culture and religious values is the

effective way to tackle atrocities against them.

>

>

>

> http://www.haindavakeralam.org/PageModule.aspx?PageID=3283 & SKIN=D#

>

>

> Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast

> with the Search weather shortcut.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I attended the last 2 days

 

prainbow61 <paulie-rainbow wrote: Wow, very cool. I wish I

could have seen this.

 

Namaste,

 

pr

 

, Devi <tclived wrote:

>

>

> Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

>

> Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where

108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of

the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the

importance of women in social and family life.

>

> Selected 108 women symbolised 108 sacred names of God, `Adi

ParaShakthi'. Women were from different social situation like

labours, housemaids, fishmongers and manufacturing workers. Hindu

temples usually do such pooja commonly know as `Suvasini pooja', this

was in its larger scale conducted as yaga running for 3 days, said

the organisers. Sri Sreedharan Namboodiri was the yaga acharya (main

priest) for this sacred function.

>

> Hindu rituals like this shows how the religion consider womanhood

and its importance in creating a value based tolerant family and thus

such a society. It was an eye opener for others and showed that

respect in women based on culture and religious values is the

effective way to tackle atrocities against them.

>

>

>

> http://www.haindavakeralam.org/PageModule.aspx?PageID=3283 & SKIN=D#

>

>

> Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast

> with the Search weather shortcut.

>

>

[Guest guest]

That must have been great...to be present at the yajna and also hear Guru'ji

speak.

I was also fortunate to be able to spend quite some time with him while he and

Amma were in Bangalore before and after the Kochi trip.

 

sankara menon <kochu1tz wrote: I

attended the last 2 days and amritananda Natha was there and I was fortunate to

be able to meet him.

 

prainbow61 <paulie-rainbow wrote: Wow, very cool. I wish I

could have seen this.

 

Namaste,

 

pr

 

, Devi <tclived wrote:

>

>

> Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

>

> Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where

108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of

the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the

importance of women in social and family life.

>

> Selected 108 women symbolised 108 sacred names of God, `Adi

ParaShakthi'. Women were from different social situation like

labours, housemaids, fishmongers and manufacturing workers. Hindu

temples usually do such pooja commonly know as `Suvasini pooja', this

was in its larger scale conducted as yaga running for 3 days, said

the organisers. Sri Sreedharan Namboodiri was the yaga acharya (main

priest) for this sacred function.

>

> Hindu rituals like this shows how the religion consider womanhood

and its importance in creating a value based tolerant family and thus

such a society. It was an eye opener for others and showed that

respect in women based on culture and religious values is the

effective way to tackle atrocities against them.

>

>

>

> http://www.haindavakeralam.org/PageModule.aspx?PageID=3283 & SKIN=D#

>

>

> Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast

> with the Search weather shortcut.

>

>

[Guest guest]

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, " prainbow61 "

<paulie-rainbow wrote:

>

> Wow, very cool. I wish I could have seen this.

>

> Namaste,

>

> pr

>

> , Devi <tclived@> wrote:

> >

> >

> > Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> > 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

> >

> > Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala, where

> 108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

> honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be one of

> the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows the

> importance of women in social and family life.

> >

[Guest guest]

, " Adwaith Menon " <menonar

wrote:

>

And now I can! Thank you. Why are they in white saris? I thought that

was reserved to widows.

 

pr

 

> http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

b=19

> http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

b=20

>

>

>

> , " prainbow61 "

> <paulie-rainbow@> wrote:

> >

> > Wow, very cool. I wish I could have seen this.

> >

> > Namaste,

> >

> > pr

> >

> > , Devi <tclived@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> > > 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

> > >

> > > Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala,

where

> > 108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

> > honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be

one of

> > the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows

the

> > importance of women in social and family life.

> > >

>

[Guest guest]

That's the traditional dress of malayali women---off-white or white dhotis or

sarees [ cotton]. Even for our weddings we wear it, so not meant for widows!

 

prainbow61 <paulie-rainbow wrote: ---

In , " Adwaith Menon " <menonar

wrote:

>

And now I can! Thank you. Why are they in white saris? I thought that

was reserved to widows.

 

pr

 

> http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

b=19

> http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

b=20

>

>

>

> , " prainbow61 "

> <paulie-rainbow@> wrote:

> >

> > Wow, very cool. I wish I could have seen this.

> >

> > Namaste,

> >

> > pr

> >

> > , Devi <tclived@> wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> > > 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

> > >

> > > Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala,

where

> > 108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities were

> > honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be

one of

> > the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows

the

> > importance of women in social and family life.

> > >

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

, Devi <tclived wrote:

>

> That's the traditional dress of malayali women---off-white or

white dhotis or sarees [ cotton]. Even for our weddings we wear it,

so not meant for widows!

>

> prainbow61 <paulie-rainbow

wrote: --- In

, " Adwaith Menon " <menonar@>

> wrote:

> >

> And now I can! Thank you. Why are they in white saris? I thought

that was reserved to widows.

 

 

Its not really white right? I thought is light yellow. From far it

look like white but its not. Over here its called Kerala Saree. You

enter a saree shop, you just mention : Kerala Saree, they will give

up the same as you see in the pic.

[Guest guest]

There is a subtle difference between white saris worn by widows (of

yester years) and the white saris worn by Keralite women.

 

Generally, white saris worn by widows will not have silver/gold

pattern work on the border unlike the ones worn in the photo.

 

, Devi <tclived wrote:

>

> That's the traditional dress of malayali women---off-white or white

dhotis or sarees [ cotton]. Even for our weddings we wear it, so not

meant for widows!

>

> prainbow61 <paulie-rainbow

wrote: --- In

, " Adwaith Menon " <menonar@>

> wrote:

> >

> And now I can! Thank you. Why are they in white saris? I thought

that

> was reserved to widows.

>

> pr

>

> > http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

> b=19

> > http://ph./photos/view/16fe?

> b=20

> >

> >

> >

> > , " prainbow61 "

> > <paulie-rainbow@> wrote:

> > >

> > > Wow, very cool. I wish I could have seen this.

> > >

> > > Namaste,

> > >

> > > pr

> > >

> > > , Devi <tclived@> wrote:

> > > >

> > > >

> > > > Socially deprived Hindu women were honoured by Devi Pooja

> > > > 3/18/2007 9:42:37 AM HK

> > > >

> > > > Kochi: A special Devi pooja was organised in Kochi, Kerala,

> where

> > > 108 women from various socially deprived Hindu communities

were

> > > honoured by priests. Worshiping motherhood is considered to be

> one of

> > > the important and sacred concepts in Hinduism. This also shows

> the

> > > importance of women in social and family life.

> > > >

> >

 

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