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There are so many festivals in our tradition. No other country has so many festivals like us. The next one coming up is Rathasapthami on 19th February 2020. It is celebrated on the 7th day from New moon on the tamil month of Thai(Magaram). It marks the beginning of Utharayanam, the day time of the Devas. This is when the direction of sun is said to change towards the northern hemisphere. It also marks the beginning of spring and summer. It is said that the Sun travels in a chariot with one wheel and is mounted on 7 horses.(the wheel represents the single white colour of light and the 7 horses represent the 7 colours of light). If you notice keenly you'll observe that the festivals coincide with the change in seasons. The prasadham that is made as offering to God are all designed to prepare our mind and body for the forthcoming change in season. Every seasonal change causes an imbalance in the three doshas(vatha,pitha and kapha) that governs our body which in turn is responsible fo

(Warning/எச்சரிக்கை: தயவு செய்து முழுமையாக படித்து விட்டு பிறகு ஆக்ஷன் கிங்/க்வீன் ஆகுமாறு பணிவன்புடன் கேட்டுக் கொள்கிறேன் Please read till the end and do not jump to any of this hastily. ) ஆடி போய் ஆவணி வந்தா என் பிள்ளை top ல வருவான்னு கேட்டிருப்பீங்க. அதே மாதிரி மாசம் போய், மாசம் பொறந்தா ஒரு பண்டிகை நம்ம ஊரிலே உண்டு. (பிரசாதம் Tasteஆ இருந்தா பண்டிகை ஞாபகம் இருக்குங்கற சங்கத்தோட தலைவி நானு.😜நீங்க எப்படி? சங்கத்திலே உறுப்பினர் ஆக கட்டணம் இல்லை. எங்களுக்கு வேறெங்கும் கிளைகள் இல்லை😀) இதோ அடுத்து வரப்போவது ரதசப்தமி. ரதசப்தமி கொண்டாடுவதற்கான காரணம் என்னன்னு பார்ப்போமா? இந்த வருஷம் ( 19/2/2020), பிப்ரவரி 19 நாள் அன்னைக்கு ரதசப்தமி. திருப்பதி கோவில் தொடங்கி பல கோவில்களிலே ரொம்ப விசேஷமா நடக்கும் இந்த நாள். தை மாதத்தில் வரும் வளர்பிறை ஏழாவது நாளான சப்தமி அன்று இது கொண்டாடப்படுகிறது.சூரியன் தான் நவக்கிரங்களோட ஹீரோ ன்னும் மத்த கிரகங்கள் எல்லாம் அவரைச் சுத்தி சுத்தி வர்ராங்கன்னும், சூரியன் தனது ஏழு குதிரைகள் (நம்ம ஆளுங்களுக்கு என்னைக்கோ  ஒளி வெள்ளை,பிரிச்சா 7 நிறம்னு தெரியும். சிம்பாலிக்

சுதந்திர தினத்திற்கும் குடியரசு தினத்தன்றும் கொடி ஏற்றுவதில் உள்ள வேறுபாடுகள்.......* *# முதல் வித்தியாசம்......* பதினைந்து ஆகஸ்ட் சுதந்திர தினத்தன்று கொடி  ஏற்றும்போது கொடி கீழிருந்து மேலே கயிற்றால்  இழுத்து பிறகு கட்டப்பட்டுள்ள கொடி திறக்கப்பட்டு பறக்கவிடப்படும் அன்றைய தினத்திற்கு மரியாதை செய்யும் விதமாக செய்யப்படும் இந்த நிகழ்வுக்கு "கொடியேற்றம்" அதாவது Flag hoisting என்றழைக்கபடுகிறது., இருபத்து ஆறு ஜனவரி மாதம் குடியரசு தினத்தன்று கொடி கம்பத்தின் உச்சியிலே கட்டப்பட்டு இருக்கும். அந்த முடிச்சு அவிழ்க்கப்பட்டு அதாவது கொடி  திறக்கப்பட்டு பறக்கவிடப்படும்  இதை கொடியை பறக்கவிடுதல்  அதாவது flag unfurling என்பார்கள்.. *#இரண்டாவது   வித்தியாசம்......* சுதந்திரம் கிடைத்தபோது அரசியல் சட்டம் அமுலுக்கு வரவில்லை. அப்பொழுது பிரதமர் தான் நாட்டில் முதல் மனிதராக political head  கருதப்பட்டார். குடியரசு தலைவர் ஒரு constitutional monarchy, அவர் அப்போது பதவி பிரமாணம் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளவில்லை. இதனால் சுதந்திர தினத்தில் பிரதமர்  கொடி ஏற்றுகிறார். குடியரசு தலைவர் மாலையில் ரேடியோ தொலைக்காட்

#The_Lost_Doll - I❤this When he was 40, the renowned Bohemian novelist and short story writer FRANZ KAFKA (1883–1924 ), who never married and had no children, was strolling through Steglitz Park in Berlin, when he chanced upon a young girl crying her eyes out because she had lost her favorite doll. She and Kafka looked for the doll without success. Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would look again. The next day, when they still had not found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll that said, “Please do not cry. I have gone on a trip to see the world. I'm going to write to you about my adventures."  Thus began a story that continued to the end of Kafka’s life. When they would meet, Kafka read aloud his carefully composed letters of adventures and conversations about the beloved doll, which the girl found enchanting. Finally, Kafka read her a letter of the story that brought the doll back to Berlin, and he then gave

Food for Thought:  Do know why we Tamilians celebrate Festivals on the FIRST DAY of these 4 Months on the Tamil Calender? 1st of CHITHRA(சித்திரை 1); 1st of AADI(ஆடி 1); 1st of AYPASSI(ஐப்பசி 1); 1st of THAI(தை 1); Do you know the Significance of these Days? Do you think it's just a Tradition handed down to us or there MUST be some Scientific Reason behind the same? OK. Let's look at the Science behind them all! We have been taught in Schools by our Macaulay's System of Englishman's Education that the SUN RISES IN THE EAST and we have been following them blindly for a few hundred years.  We THINK that the Sun RISES in the EAST..... Well, what's wrong with this is the question that will spring into your minds..... NO!  The Sun doesn't 'always' RISE in the EXACT EAST. Only on a PARTICULAR DAY it rises at the EXACT EAST and thereafter it moves little by little towards the NORTH EAST and at an EXTREME POINT it starts moving SOUTH again

Hi Friends, Good morning. Happy Uzhavar Thirunal. Stories Behind Traditions  A new camp commander was appointed and while inspecting the place, he saw 2 jawans guarding a bench. He went over there and asked them why do they guard it. "We don't know. The last commander told us to do so, and so we did. It is some sort of regimental tradition!" He searched for last commander's phone number and called him to ask him why did he want guards in this particular bench. "I don't know. The previous commander had guards, and I kept the tradition." Going back another 3 commanders, he found a now 100-year old retired General. "Excuse me sir. I'm now the CO of your camp you commanded 60 years ago. I've found 2 men assigned to guard a bench. Could you please tell me more about the bench?" "What? Is the paint is still wet ?!?" Source : Whatsapp Forward

Saravana Bhavan Style White Kurma in Tamil| Ingredients and method: To soak for 30 min. And grind : Poppy seeds - 1 tsp Cashew  - 4 Melon seeds - 1 tsp Hot Milk or hot water  - as required * Soak everything in hot milk or water for half an hour. Grind to a smooth paste. For kuruma Oil  - 1 tblsp Ghee - 1 tblsp * Heat oil and ghee together in a cooker. Once hot add the following: Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp Cinnamon - 1 inch piece Cloves - 4 Stone flower - a small piece Bay leaf - 1/2 leaf Cardomom - 1 * Saute well. Now add Finely chopped onion - 1 Slit green chillies - 2 Ginger garlic paste- 1 tblsp (* this kuruma Can be done even without ginger, garlic and onion) Saute well till the raw flavour goes off. Add  Finely chopped beans, carrots, potatoes, cauliflower - 1/4 cup each. Knol knol, chow chow, soaked Channa or any lentil can be added. Saute well till the colour of vegetables darken. Add required salt and mix well. Add 1.5 to 2 cups of water used

https://youtu.be/qDSTY3P9EfQ அம்மாவின் தீபாவளி ஸ்பெசல் ஈசி அதிரசம் |  Adirasam/Athirasam Adhirasam is a traditional South Indian sweet prepared during Diwali, marriage and other functions. It is given as a seer bakshanam along with the bride when she leaves to her in-laws place after marriage. Properly prepared adhirasam has a very good shelf life and doesn't need refrigeration at all. Made with raw rice, jaggery and ghee it is a wonderful travel food. It is rice in iron and is a healthy sweet. No sweet preparation  is complete without adhirasam in tamilian homes for Diwali or marriage. Adhirasam is like cake in preparation. If the quantity is correct and the method is followed properly you 'll get good adhirasam. Otherwise it tends to seperate in oil. In this two part video my mom has explained the procedure in simple terms. Please watch both the video and follow the instructions for a foolproof adhirasam recipe. If the procedure is followed properly the it will n

https://youtu.be/SwPToN1JSR4 ஹோட்டல் சாம்பார்|மணக்கும் ஹோட்டல் சாம்பார் | ஈசி சாம்பார். Recipe: Ingredients: For Tuvar dhal :  Tuvar dhal - 1/2 cup Small onions - 6 Green chilli - 1 Cumin - 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp Asafoetida - a small fried piece/ or 1/4 tsp to be added while tempering. Ghee - 1 tsp Coriander stems - 1 tblsp Required water. Pressure cook everything for 4 to 5 whistles until dhal is well cooked and soft. ( Add 2 tomatoes if not adding mango) For the Sambar: Heat Oil - 1 tsp, add Mustard - 1/4 tsp Cumin - 1/4 tsp Fenugreek - a pinch Red chilli - 1 Curry leaves - a few Onion - 1/2 Mixed vegetables as desired - 3 cups Sambar powder - 2 tblsp(adjust to spice preference) Saute well till raw flavour of masala goes away. Add 2 cups of tamarind extract (from a lemon sized tamarind and 2 cups Water soaked for 30 min). Let it boil and the vegetables get cooked well. Add the boiled Tuvar dhal mix.  Bring it to a boil and switch off.

https://youtu.be/im1rO5RMkTw Thean Mittai is a traditional sweet. It has a crispy outer covering and a sweet juicy inner part. It is very simple and easy to make. Ingredients : Idly rice - 1 cup Urad dhal - 3/4th of a 1/4 cup Sago / Maavu Javvarisi- 1 tblsp Salt a pinch. Wash and soak idly rice, Urad dhal and sago for 4 hours. Grind into a thick batter by adding only 1/2 cup of water and a pinch of salt. To the batter add: Baking soda - 1/8 tsp Orange colour + red colour - 1/8 tsp Sugar syrup: Sugar - 300 gms or 1.5 cups Water - 3/4 cup Heat water and sugar for 5 min. Let the consistencyof syrup be a little before one string. Heat oil. Wet your fingers and pinch a small piece of batter and drop it in oil. Keep the oil in medium low heat. Fry all sides till crisp and add it to sugar syrup. Let it soak for 15 min. Collect the then mittai and spread it on a plate to dry. Alternatively you can roll them in a mixture of powdered sugar and crystal sugar and store

https://youtu.be/f2cxhYU1ffs Bombay Halwa or Karachi Halwa Bombay halwa or corn flour halwa or Corn flour halwa is an easy to do sweet. It is very simple and tasty dish. Ingredients: For the batter: Corn flour - 1/2 cup Water - 1/2 cup Colour - a pinch Salt - a pinch. Mix everything together well. Keep it aside. For the sugar syrup: Sugar - 1 cup Water- 13/4 cup. Milk - 1 tblsp ( to remove impurities) Add sugar and water. Bring it to a boil and cook it to one string consistency. Add a tblsp of milk to remove the impurities in sugar if necessary. For the halwa: Ghee - 1/4 cup + 1/4 cup( optional) Cucumber seeds- 1/4 tsp Method: To the sugar syrup (with one string consistency ) Add the prepared corn flour batter and cook till it thickens well. Add ghee little by little. The batter will absorb the oil completely. Keep stirring till it becomes ball like and doesn't stick to the sides of the vessel. Add the cucumber seeds. You can add shredded it sliced

https://youtu.be/hICvuutShQo Pongal - To Buy List Vegetables:(100gms each)For 7 Curry 1) Avaraikai (Broad Beans) 2) Parangikai (Yellow Pumpkin) 3) Mochai ( Field Beans) 4) Thuvarai ( Green Thuvar Dhal) or Green plantain 5) Sarkkarai Valli Kizhangu (Sweet Potato) 6) Sirukizhangu (Chinese Potato) 7)Kothavaraikkai (Cluster Beans) 8) Karumbu ( Sugar Cane) 9) Inji Kothu ( Ginger Plant) 10) Manjal Kothu (Turmeric Plant) 11) Vazhai Elai(Plantain Leaf) 12) Thengai (Coconut) 13) Curry Leaves 14) Pongal Raw Rice 15) Jaggery 16) Ghee 17) Butter if preparing ghee at home 18) Cashews 19) Raisins 20) Cardamom 21) Moongdhal,urad dhal 22)Milk For Pooja 23) Flowers 24) Banana 25) Coconut for Pooja 26) Turmeric Powder 27) Kumkum 28) Camphor 29) Betel leaves,Betel Nut 30) Mango leaves On Bhogi: 1) Deep clean Home 2) High Dust Celings 3) Clean the main entrance door and keep Manjal,Kumkum 4) Tie Mango leaves to the entrance 5) Draw a beautiful kolam in entranc