
Happy Onam…
Keep Smiling…Stay blessed.
Happy Onam…
Keep Smiling…Stay blessed.
Keep Smiling!
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Onam at our new home….
Big team work for this Pookkalam(floral decoration) ๐
Wish you all a very happy festival time…
Keep smiling…
Keep Smiling!
Shawwal Hilal appeared!
Divine Ramadan month commemorated the first revelation, through a month long divine fasting and ‘giving’ (zakat). It is completed.
[First revelation of Quran to Prophet Muhammad by archangel Gabriel in 610AD at Hira Cave near Makkah.].ย
Now it is the time for celebration!
Do you know?ย The first day of Shawwal (or day of Eid al-fitr), is the only day in Shawwal, Muslims are *not* allowed to fast! ย
So, no human should go hungry without food today! Let us do our bit for it as a positive gesture along with wishing and celebrating Eid al-fitr!
Notes: | Shawwal :ย tenth month of the lunar Islamic calendarย | Hilal : Indicates theย crescent moon, which signifies the start of a Lunar Month | Eid al-Fitr: celebrated at the beginning of Shawwal month, and completion of the divine month of Ramadan | Eid Mubarak : Wishing a Blessed Celebration (Eid=Celebration, Mubarak=Blessed) | Zakat : Charity, sharing to poor/needy. | Five Pillars of Islam: Shahada-Faith, Salat-Prayer, Zakat-Charity, Sawn-Fasting, Hajj-Pilgrimageย to Mecca (some changes between Sunni Islam and Shia Islam) |
Thanks to friends and google for this information. If you find any mistakes in the information, please let me know or add in comments!
Another Christmas…!
Thought of writing something and ended up with these photos captured at home….!
Simply enjoy the wonderful day of xmas with your family and friends.
Keep Smiling and Keep Shining like Christmas Star! ๐
pics: Mobile Camera, HTC G728.
Onam is a festival of lights? Perplexed? I would say, Onamย is a festival that spreads lights of Happiness. All through out 10 days of Onam, people, irrespective of color, religion, wealth, all try to be happy! I am not sure, is there any other festival in the world “forces” people to be happy from the core theme of the festival.
Onam, the whole themeย of the festival is being happy and that’s what the festival is for! That’s why in Kerala, there is a saying “Kaanam Vittum Onam Unnanam” and be happy for it! (It means that “One must have the Onam lunch even selling his property, to have so” ย and be happy that you could do it!)
Today is Onam Day 11 ย and is Thiruvonam!
Look at any pookkalam(floral decoration)ย for a while…you can feel the serenity of Onam. Onam days shower peace and happiness to the nature and minds. Every celebration is an occasion where we try to make others happy, along with that, we become happy(actually happier!). So, we can celebrate together only, not alone! Once we can cherish the moments of smiles and sharing, the celebration becomes meaningful. Those moments start bringing a feel of serenity and cares your mind…
Today is Onam Day 10! So, thiruvonamย today?
Why do we celebrate Onamย during Chingam (เดเดฟเดเตเดเด)?ย
(Chingam is the first month ofย Malayalam Calendar or Kollavarsham. ย It comes during August-September months. ย Chingam 1 is considered as new year in Kerala.)
It is believed that the Kingย Mahabaliย visits Kerala every year to see his people. ย It was like heaven and people were very happy when he ruled this land. Hence when he visits once a year, ย he wants to see his people in merry and his land prosperous. ย Chingam is usually the harvest time in Kerala and people will be happier during that. ย So Onam is also considered as harvest festival.ย
Today is Onam Day 9 and also Bakrid! Eid Mubarak!
Are you hearing theย melody of Onam…? If youย travel through Kerala these days, you should be able to hear…esp..tea shops in villagesย orย junctions where pookkalams are there.
There are so many sweet melodies on Onam in Malayalam. If you search in google/youtube forย “Onam Songs”, youย will realize that, Onam Songs are an integral part ofย Malayalam Music.
Whoever lives away from Kerala, cannot listen to them without nostalgic memories of their home, childhood and loved ones back in Kerala!
[I have added one of my fav Onam Songs Album link at the end of this blog]
Today is Onam Day 8.
Flowers canย twinkle?! The little cute flowers in Onamย Pookkalams(floral decorations), ย twinkle at us. ย It spreads amazing energy of happiness to everyone around.
There are manyย traditional gamesย that are played duringย onam. Pulikali, ย thalapanthu kali, ย uriyadi… are some of them. ย Every village has some special game which adds more entertainment and fun to Onam days. ย Enjoyment and being happy forgetting all your frets are the highlights during Onam days.
Today is Onam Day 7.
Today we got a very special item for our pookkalam (floral decoration)…ย Manjaadiย (Red Lucky Seeds)ย !! ย ๐
Continue reading Twinkle Twinkle Little Flowers… (Onam Day 7)
Harmony makes things more balanced and the best! Onam is a festival of harmony. For every malayali, irrespective of their religion, cast or color, Onam is close to their heart! It is like every flower and color adding to the harmony of theย pookkalams (floral decorations)ย .
It is very interesting to have Bakrid, the festival of the sacrifice coming during Onam days. The story of Onam also reminds us aย sacrifice from King Mahabali to ensure truth and commitment prevailed!
The core of every festival is nothing but harmony; living harmonious to the nature and fellow humans!
Today is Onam Day 6.
Today’s pookkalam was made by a spirited team work.ย All four contributed in various phases of the project ๐
It is a great feeling, once you achieve happiness together, that becomes celebration!
Keep Celebrating, Keep Smiling!
Are you still not enjoyingย the melody of Onam…? Glimpses of it here (English) for you!ย (You can find so many videos on Onam from internet!)
Everydayย pookkalam (floral decoration)ย adds to theย eleganceย ofย Onamย festival all throughout 10days from Atham to Thiruvonam.ย Onam is a storyย of truth, ย kindness and commitment. ย It reminds us that happiness is a result of selflessness. It unveiled through the story of Kingย Mahabali. For me, ย he is aย superheroย who amazed the world with his judicious and compassionate care to his countrymen. ย He could bring and sustain truth and harmony in his land, ย and finally he taught us how one should be committed to his words without any fear….
Today is Onam Day 5. (08Sep2016 ๐
Everytime you see aย pookkalam(floral decoration), it spreads a smile inย your heart… a colorful one!
Onamย festival lasts for 10 days fromย Athamย toย Thuruvonam. ย Everyday the pookkalam becomes bigger by one more layer of flowers, and 10th day, 10 layers with grand pookkalam! Every layer counts:)
Today is Onam Day 4.(07Sep2016)
If you travel through Kerala, especially towns or villages, you will come across floral decorations(pookkalam) on the roadside, almost at every junction. Onam adds colors of happiness!
Today is Onam Day 3.(06Sep2016) Continue reading Every Flower Adds…(Onam Day 3)
Onamย is a festival of togetherness. ย Every floral decoration throughout onam highlights the beauty and harmony of togetherness.
Today Onam Day 2 (05Sep2016). Continue reading Enjoy Onam…(Day 2)
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เดเดฒเตเดฏเตเดเตเดเดฟเดฒเตเด,
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เดเดฐเต เดชเต เดตเดฏเตเดเตเดฎเตเดชเตเดดเตเด เดเตผเดฎเตเดฎเดเตพ เดชเดฒเดคเตเด เดชเดฑเดเตเดเต เดเตเดฃเตเดเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจเต…
เดเตผเดฎเตเดฎเดเตพเดเตเดเต เดจเดจเตเดฆเดฟ… ย เดชเตเดเตเดเตพเดเตเดเตเด!