Rama Navami & Vishu

The Tamil Brahmin Community of Mattancherry (in west kochi) celeberates Sree Rama Navami with much fervour every year. When i looked around for information, i learnt that these celeberations have been held in the same location for 85 years now and that Navami is celeberated with such pomp in very few places in Kerala.

Click here for a write up in THE HINDU, from a few years ago, about the celeberations

Thats nine days of unchivrithi, bhajanai and kacheris – a music lover’s treat.
[What i look forward to, however, is the yummy morsel of prasaadam we recieve after the nightly deeparadanai - chundal, chakkara pongal, kesari, avil ...... and so forth. oh, and of course sadhi on navami and the day after - anjeneyolsavam.]

Navami this year falls on 14th April, which is also the day people all over kerala celeberate as Vishu. Both grand celeberations, which you cant exactly miss out on, if you live where i do.

So, in the time that i’m supposed to be preparing for my final semster exams, i spend my time at the Navami Celeberations or blogging about said celeberations. Oh, well……

HAPPY VISHU, EVERYONE!