People from around the world celebrated Pongal in Amritapuri, which this year is from January 15-18. Originating from Tamil tradition, Pongal is a harvest festival to thank the Sun, Mother Nature, and the farm animals that support humankind’s food chain and ecological relationships. It marks the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai, which is considered an auspicious time. Pongal is also the name of the dish made and eaten during the ceremonies. It is a mixture of boiled sweet rice and derived from the Tamil word pongu, which means “to boil over”.
Tag: hindu
-
Transform our life into Siva – Sivaratri Celebrations 2022 at Amritapuri Ashram – Highlights
Keeping awake is symbolic of the kind of awareness and oneness of purpose that a spiritual aspirant needs to reach the goal. He cannot afford to be slack even for a moment.
Shiva is the Supreme Consciousness that illuminates the three states of waking, dreaming and deep sleep. Offering the threefold Bilwa leaves to the Shivalinga heralds the return to a level of consciousness beyond the three states, which is the fourth state, Turiya. The dawning of that state is consonant with the awakening of the individual.
Read Excerpts from Amma’s 2022 Shivratri Message at https://www.amritapuri.org/81557/22siva.aum
#MahaShivratri #Shivaratri #Amma