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| May 16, 2010 | 'Hindu Blue Moon' festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu | |
Villupuram (Tamil Nadu): The traditional 'Hindu Blue Moon' festival was celebrated
at the Angala Parameswari Amman temple in Tamil Nadu's Villupuram District. The festival is celebrated on the fourth full moon day, which is also called the Blue
Moon Day. The presiding deity, Goddess Angala Parameswari, is decorated with flowers
and silver crown for the day. Though, hundreds of devotees come to the temple
every full moon day, but the temple witnesses' huge crowd on the blue moon day.
People lit candles and broke coconut shells and crushed lime to worship the Goddess
at midnight. There is a belief that the deity, Goddess Angala Parameswari, grants
all wishes of the devotees. "After praying, I found that lot of good things are
happening in my life and my business. Moreover, I am also feeling mentally peaceful
now. In totality, I am happy now," said Ganesan, a devotee. Devotees from neighbouring
states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka also visited the place to worship the Goddess.
"I have been visiting this temple for many years now. I make it to the temple
on Ammavasai (the new moon day). Many of my family problems related to my husband,
my daughter and my son were solved and they are peacefully living now," said Vijaya,
a devotee from Bangalore city. "This time, I am praying for a job for my son,
I hope it would be fulfilled as well," she added. People, who visit here cook
large quantities of eateries and offer it to the Goddess. |
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