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Kitchen Corner
South Indian Festivals
Flowers, Beetel Leaves, Beetel Nut, Fruits, and, Coconut are sacred offerings for all the following festivals. Preparations unique to each festival are found by clicking on the link.
Pongal - Boghi, Kannu Pongal, Mattu Pongal
Shree Rama Navami
Tamil New Year's Day
Aavani Avatam
Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)
Vinayaka Chathurthi
Saraswathi Pooja
Vijayadasami
Deepavali
Noombhu
Karthikai
Pongal - Boghi, Kannu Pongal, Mattu Pongal
Pongal
Pongal is the harvest festival, and is celebrated in the month of January, to mark the beginning of the harvest season. This festival stretches for four days.
Boghi
This is the first day of Pongal, and is devoted to Bhogi or Indran, the rain god. This day is linked with the famous mythological tale about Krishna lifting Gobardhan parbat on his little finger. Vadai, Payasam, Moorkuzambhu, and Bholi sweet.
Pongal or Surya Pongal
The second day, Surya-Pongal, is dedicated to the Sun (Surya). On this day, chakara pongal (rice cooked in milk and jaggery) is cooked and offered to the Sun god. Chakara Pongal
Mattu Pongal
The third day, is the day dedicated to the worship of cattle. On Mattu Pongal Cows are worshipped by decorating them and also by feeding them sweets. Tamarid rice, Coconut rice, curd rice, and aviyal.
Kanya Pongal
The last day is known as Kanya Pongal. Coloured balls of the pongal and rice are made and are offered to birds.
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Shree Rama Navami
Sree Rama Navami celebrates the birth of Lord Rama. Panagam, Neer Moor, Vadai Parupu, Vadai, and Payasam.
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Tamil New Year's Day
Vadai, Payasam, Parupu, and Mango Pachadi.
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Aavani Avatam
Vadai, Payasam, Appam, and Idli.
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Krishna Jayanthi (Gokulashtami)
Krishna Jayanthi also known as Janamasthami festival celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Lord Krishna is considered to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. It falls between the month of July and August. Aval, Butter with Sugar, Yogurt (curd), Appam, Vadai, Payasam, and Bakshanam (Salt Cheedai, Vella Cheedai, Thatti, Muruku etc.,)
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Vinayaka Chathurthi
Vinayaka Chaturthi celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha. It falls between the month of August and September. Kozzakatai, Payasam, Vadai, and Chundal
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Navratri
Navratri is celebrated for nine days and are dedicated to the three main goddesses of Hinduism - Parvati, Lakshmi and Sarasvati. The first three days are dedicated to Parvathi, the goddess of action and energy. The next three days are dedicated to Lakshmi, the goddesses of peace, plenty and bliss, and the last three days are dedicated to Saraswati is the goddess of knowledge.
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Saraswathi Pooja
Channa (Garbanzo Beans) chundal, Vadai, and Payasam.
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Vijayadasami
Any Chundal, Vadai & Payasam.
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Deepavali
Deepavali or Diwali, is a festival of lights symbolizing the victory of righteousness and the lifting of spiritual darkness. This festival commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom Ayodhya after completing his 14-year exile entailing endless hardships, like separation from Sita and finally the slaying of Raavana. This festive occasion also marks the beginning of the Hindu new year. The goddess Lakshmi (consort of Vishnu), who is the symbol of wealth and prosperity, is also worshipped on this day. New clothes, sweets and twinkling oil lamps or diyas are most prominent in this festival. Any Sweets, Vadai, Payasam, and Lehiyum.
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Noombhu
Noombhu Kozakatai, butter, Idli & vadai.
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Karthikai
Vadai, Payasam, Appam, Pori Oorundai, and Cashew & Peanut Oorundai.
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