Tamil festivals
Upanayanam,Mangalyam,Pumsavana seemantham,
Pongal( Makaram ),Sivarathri( Kumbham ), Thaali noyambu(
Meenam ),SriRama navami Meenam ), Vishu( Medam ),Avani Avittom(chingam ),Vinayaka
Chathurthy( Chingam ),Janmashtami( Chingam ), ThiruOnam( Chingam ), Navarathri( Kanni ), Deepavali, ( Thulam )Thrikkarthika(
Vrischigam ), Thiruvathira ( Dhanu ), Amavasya Tharpanam( all new moon days
)etc are some of the customs followed by Tamil Brahmins in Kerala.
Some of these are celebrated within the family and some as
collective celebrations.Pongal, ThaliNoyambu, Vishu,Deepavali,Thrukkarthika,etc
are celebrated in the house itself,while others are celebrated at some common
place/hall.
Thalinoyambu is
strictly a family function which is performed by the married ladies whose
husband is alive for continued long life
with their partners and also by unmarried
girls for good marriage alliance . Recently this function was conducted during the late
night hours in a local hall to give publicity /image boost/ for the
community.The news with a photo was published in several newspapers too !I felt
it to be a most unhealthy practice to give coverage in media for such family
functions. At this rate we may witness
several private functions being held on a
public stage to entertain the
public.
The very same sponsors of this Grand Festival have a defunct
school started in the name of a noble person of the community.While most of the
other schools established along with it or even later have progressed very
much,they found it wise to close down the school and concentrate on holding feasts, festivals,felicitations, protest march
etc.The school compound would have helped them to do wonderful service to the
local public and boost the image of our community.The right thinking elder
members can advise them on this.
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