Today 17th Sept
2017 was born the month of Puratasi ~ the tamil month of Purattasi has a pride
of place. Devotees throng Vishnu temples, especially Tirupathi
and other temples of Lord Srinivasa. In this month, there will be
the annual Brahmothsavam at Tirupathi. All the Saturdays of this month
are treated as holy days.
In some homes, there is
the practice of ‘Maavilakku’ ~ lighting a lamp on rice flour richly added
with jaggery, ghee, placed in a form reminiscing the holy Thirumala hills and
the Lord of the Seven Hills – Srinivasa. People firmly believe that
Thirupathi Balaji visits every home when such lamp is lit.
Devotees in large numbers
visit Thiruvallikkeni Divyadesam. Every Saturday of the month of
Purattasi, there will be Periya maada veethi purappadu of Lord Azhagiya
Singar. Today at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam, being the masapirappu
of Purattasi, there was Purappadu of Lord
Parthasarathi ~ even as He came out,
it started drizzling – and the purappadu was cut short to be a very
small one.
Purattasi is also the
time for 9 day Navarathri celebrations. This year Mahalaya
Amavasai is on 19th Sept and Navrathri festival starts on
5th day of Purattasi [21st Sept 2017]. During
Navarathri, there will be purappadu of Vedavalli Thayar inside the temple.
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
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