Krishna states, "māsānāṁ mārga-śhīrṣho" in BG Chapter 10. In the Hindu calendar, Margazhi is the ninth month. It is really difficult to wake up early on a chilly day. Even so, when I was younger, we would get up at 4:30, get ready, and head to my grandmother's house, which was across from ours. There, we would sing the Thiruppavai and Thiruvempavai of the day with other friends. My grandmother offers us all hot ven pongal on mantharai leaves after we chant. We like to eat it. We kept track of our attendance, and if we were there for all thirty days, we would receive a gift at the end of the month. We joyfully strolled around the streets after eating Pongal to view all the colourfully designed kolams with small ball of cow dung in the middle,to hold pumpkin flower.
Neighbors will compete to see who can draw the kolam first, and no one will wake up late. Then bhajan singers walk throughout our neighborhoods singing. Those were truly golden periods.Those memories stay in my heart, from a time before phones.
Recent years I started clicking pictures of everyday rangoli am sharing few of them here.
Despite the many changes over the years, we still adhere to the traditions of waking up early, putting colorful kolams, and chanting Thiruppavai and Thiruvempavai at my home.
On normal days, i tend not to put in as much effort, except for Tuesdays and Fridays, or any festivals of the month.
Margashirsha or Margazhi considers every day to be auspicious. Practising next day kolam in advance and mixing colours brings happiness, and it's a great way to start my morning routines.
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