தை அமாவாசை
Thai Amavasai
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Thai Amavasai is observed on the new moon day of Thai month for performing rituals for departed ancestors at sacred water bodies like Rameswaram.
Significance
One of the most important days for ancestor worship. Performing tharpanam brings blessings from departed souls and ensures their peaceful afterlife.
Rituals & traditions
Tharpanam· தர்ப்பணம்
Morning
Ritual offerings to ancestors
Holy Dip· புனித நீராடல்
Early morning
Bathing in sacred waters
Pinda Pradanam· பிண்ட பிரதானம்
After bath
Offering rice balls to ancestors
How to celebrate
Take holy bath at Rameswaram, Kanyakumari, or sacred rivers. Perform tharpanam rituals. Offer food to Brahmins. Feed crows (believed to be ancestors).
When it happens
New moon day in Thai month (January-February)
Tags
- #thai
- #amavasai
- #ancestors
- #tharpanam
- #pitru
- #rameswaram