CHITHRA POURNAMI;
THIS YEAR 25-04-2013 IS THE CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY.SOME PEOPLE WILL CELEBRATE THIS AS VRATHAM ALSO. THIS WILL BE STARTED FIRST ON CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY AND POOJA WILL BE
PERFORMED EACH MONTH ON PORNAMI DAY FOR ONE YEAR.THOSE WHO OBERVE THIS FAST SHOULD NOT USE SALT IN THEIR FOOD ON FULL MOON DAY. ONLY FOR ONE YEAR. THIS VOW SHOULD BE COMPLETED
IN THE NEXT CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY.SOME PERSONS WILL COMPLETE ALL THESE 12 POOJAS IN THE FIRST MONTH ITSELF. ONE CAN ALSO COMPLETE IT ON ANY POUNAMI DAY FALLING WITHIN THAT YEAR.
THE POOJA IS THE USUAL ONE FOR STARTING THE VOW.BUT ON THE DAY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE VRATHAM.. USUAL POOJA MUST BE PERFORMED FIRST. FIVE PRIEST WILL BE INVITED FOR
POOJA WITH FIVE KALASAMS AND WILL BE GIVEN AS A GIFT AND GIFT OF PANCHA DHAANAM ; DHOTHY, VESSAL WITH WATER. DHEEPAM,BELL AND RELIGIOUS BOOK. THE PRIESTS WILL ALSO BE FED.
ON CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY THE ELDERS IN THE HOUSE WILL DO POOJA TO CHITHRA PUTHRAN. (SAID TO BE YAMA DHARMA'S ACCOUNTANT). UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE FAMILY PRIEST. THE
FAMILY PRIEST AND OTHER PRIESTS WILL BE HONORED WITH PADDY, WHEAT, GINGILLY SEEDS, GREEN GRAM ,HORSE GRAM AND OTHER NAVA DHANYAMS, ALONG WITH ONE COCONUT WITH FIBRES, TWO OR
MORE MANGOES, THAMBOOLAM,PLANTAIN FRUITS AND DAKSHINAI,
AT THE PLACE WHERE THE POOJA IS TO BE PERFORMED DRAW IZHAI KOLAM DRAW A FIGURE OF A MAN (DEPICTING CHITHRA GUPTHA) USE HAVIS FOR NEIVEDHYAM . ON THIS DAY ELDERS WILL USE
ONLY BUFFALO MILK AND BUFFALO CURD. IT IS NOT CUSTOMARY TO USE COW'S MILK ON THIS DAY.FOR THIS , THE GATES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE HOUSE WILL BE KEPT OPEN. FOREGO SALT
TODAY. YOUNGSTERS AND OTHERS ,NOT OBSERVING THIS VRATHAM MAZY ALSO FOREGO SALT FOR THEIR CONSUMPTION.
THIS YEAR 25-04-2013 IS THE CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY.SOME PEOPLE WILL CELEBRATE THIS AS VRATHAM ALSO. THIS WILL BE STARTED FIRST ON CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY AND POOJA WILL BE
PERFORMED EACH MONTH ON PORNAMI DAY FOR ONE YEAR.THOSE WHO OBERVE THIS FAST SHOULD NOT USE SALT IN THEIR FOOD ON FULL MOON DAY. ONLY FOR ONE YEAR. THIS VOW SHOULD BE COMPLETED
IN THE NEXT CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY.SOME PERSONS WILL COMPLETE ALL THESE 12 POOJAS IN THE FIRST MONTH ITSELF. ONE CAN ALSO COMPLETE IT ON ANY POUNAMI DAY FALLING WITHIN THAT YEAR.
THE POOJA IS THE USUAL ONE FOR STARTING THE VOW.BUT ON THE DAY OF THE COMPLETION OF THE VRATHAM.. USUAL POOJA MUST BE PERFORMED FIRST. FIVE PRIEST WILL BE INVITED FOR
POOJA WITH FIVE KALASAMS AND WILL BE GIVEN AS A GIFT AND GIFT OF PANCHA DHAANAM ; DHOTHY, VESSAL WITH WATER. DHEEPAM,BELL AND RELIGIOUS BOOK. THE PRIESTS WILL ALSO BE FED.
ON CHITHRA POURNAMI DAY THE ELDERS IN THE HOUSE WILL DO POOJA TO CHITHRA PUTHRAN. (SAID TO BE YAMA DHARMA'S ACCOUNTANT). UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE FAMILY PRIEST. THE
FAMILY PRIEST AND OTHER PRIESTS WILL BE HONORED WITH PADDY, WHEAT, GINGILLY SEEDS, GREEN GRAM ,HORSE GRAM AND OTHER NAVA DHANYAMS, ALONG WITH ONE COCONUT WITH FIBRES, TWO OR
MORE MANGOES, THAMBOOLAM,PLANTAIN FRUITS AND DAKSHINAI,
AT THE PLACE WHERE THE POOJA IS TO BE PERFORMED DRAW IZHAI KOLAM DRAW A FIGURE OF A MAN (DEPICTING CHITHRA GUPTHA) USE HAVIS FOR NEIVEDHYAM . ON THIS DAY ELDERS WILL USE
ONLY BUFFALO MILK AND BUFFALO CURD. IT IS NOT CUSTOMARY TO USE COW'S MILK ON THIS DAY.FOR THIS , THE GATES ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE HOUSE WILL BE KEPT OPEN. FOREGO SALT
TODAY. YOUNGSTERS AND OTHERS ,NOT OBSERVING THIS VRATHAM MAZY ALSO FOREGO SALT FOR THEIR CONSUMPTION.