Thiruvathira
thiruvathira thiruvathirai arudhra darisanam hindu festival celebrated indian state kerala tamil nadu thiruvathirai arudhra tamil mean sacred big wave chidambaram tamil nadu nataraja temple annual festival celebrated date month makaram thiruvathira star celebrated mathira peedika devi temple owned thiruvithamcore devaswom board near kadakkal kollam district kerala state thiruvadirai – arudra darshan celebrated grand manner five sabhas nataraja namely kanakasabha gold – chidambaram tillai velli sabhai silver madurai ratnasabha ruby tiruvalankadu tamrasabha copper tirunelveli chitrasabha picture kutralam thillai chidambaram day festival held thiruvathirai th day night ie th day early morning maha abhishekam done nataraja goddess sivakamasundari raja sabhai around mahaabhishekam held – hour special thiruvabaranam sacred jewel alankaram rahasiya pujai done nataraja pancha murthi thiruveethi ula held around pm noon soon pancha murthi ula afternoon nataraja shivakami bless devotee aarudra darisanam enter kanaka sabhai golden sabha story go shesha divine bed serpent vishnu patanjali along flower devotee sage shiva named vyaghrapada wanted see cosmic dance shiva thus performed severe penance many day nataraja temple chidambaram pleased devotion ultimately shiva appeared perform dance bliss cosmic dance also granted sage boon tiger leg could pick flower morning offer shiva without stung bee take place full moon night tamil month margali december–january also longest night year literary historical evidence form stone inscription state festival celebrated day year shiva praised tamil many name one athiraiyan thiruvathirai thiru athirai tamil hymn manikkavasakars tiruvacakam particularly hymn tiruvempavai tiruppallieluchi chanted temple day thiruvathirai idol nataraja shiva consort shivagami parvati taken temple premise grand procession one major event almost shiva temple tamil nadu sambandar sung tevaram thth century thiruvathirai celebrated kapaleeshwaram present day mylapore chennai appar wrote separate pathigam song tevaram name thiruvathirai pathigam describes importance celebration thiruvathirai th tirumurai sang celebration tiruvarur cosmic dance shiva represents five activity – creation protection destruction embodiment release essence represents continuous cycle creation destruction cosmic dance take place every particle source energy arudra darshan celebrates ecstatic dance shiva essentially shaivite festival celebrates cosmic dance shiva represented nataraja form arudhra thiruvathirai tamil signifies golden red flame shiva performs dance form redflamed light shiva supposed incarnated form nataraja arudra darshan day temple around world nataraja shiva deity perform arudhra darshan neivedhyam food god made nataraja day thiruvathirai kali festival celebrated sri lankan tamil thinnapuram sundareswarar temple called elatu chidambaram date arudra darshan celebrated twice common occurrence tamil nadu mainly kongunadu region married woman fast day time take food sunrise start fasting called thiruvempavai nonbu break fast witnessing moon rise nonbu fasting start nine day end thiruvathirai day totally fast ten day special food called thiruvadhirai kali made rice jaggery moong dhall coconut cardamom ghee thiruvathirai elu curry koottu made seven vegetable cooked served day choose pumpkin ash gourd plantain field bean sweet potato colocasia potato eggplant dancing form shiva taken procession shiva temple tamil nadu chidambaram night full moon abhishekam holy shower shiva performed nine precious gem navaratnam including diamond coral pearl jade emerald among others day full moon chariot procession take place important arudhra darshan festival take place chidambaram shiva temple tamil nadu cosmic dance shiva enacted day thiruvathira nakshatra star shiva per malayalam calendar believed day goddess parvathi finally met shiva long penance shiva took sahadharma chaarini equal partner parvathi shiva present ideal devotee form ardhanarishvara half male half female form another belief festival commemorates death kamadeva hindu god erotic desire kerala thiruvathira important traditional festival along popular festival onam vishu celebrated malayali woman largely festival woman unmarried woman observe partial fast day get good husband married woman take fast preceding day makayiram nakshatra day thiruvathira wellbeing husband family first thiruvathira newly wedded woman poothiruvathira fast essentially involves abstaining ricebased food typical meal includes cooked broken wheat thiruvathira pulukku mix tuber vegetable colocasia yam chinese potato sweet potato long bean raw plantain fruit cooked thick paste freshly ground coconut dessert called koova payasam sweet dish made arrow root powder jaggery coconut milk thiruvathirakali dance form performed woman day thiruvathira accompaniment thiruvathira paattu folk song telling tale lovesick parvati longing penance shiva affection shiva might power sinuous movement executed group dancer around nilavilakku embody lasya amorous charm grace feminine dance follows circular pirouetting pattern accompanied clapping hand singing today thiruvathirakali become popular dance form season thiruvathira kali typical dance form kerala female group dance made simple yet attractive step ancient time woman use perform dance home festival function giving malayalam name aka kaikottikali akainside kaikottikaliplay clapping hand lore thiruvathira kali memory shiva taking parvati wife group woman dressed typical kerala style mundu neriyathu hair bun adorned jasmine garland perform dance festival season kaikottikkali spread message joy also illustrates emotion married woman towards beloved unmarried woman longing one thiruvathira also known keralas version karva chauth record world largest thiruvathira belongs twenty kizhakkambalam minute performance held may adjudged largest thiruvathira ever held total girl woman age group participating along woman child kerala russian woman woman state took part event woman trained renowned teacher practitioner dance form minute performance traditional kasavu mundu neriyath worn dancer provided kitex group event organised twentykizhakkambalam csr wing kitex group along chavara cultural centre parvanendu school thiruvathira record world largest thiruvathira belongs twenty kizhakkambalam said rishi nath adjudicator guinness world record handing certificate sabu jacob md kitex apparel park chief co ordinator twenty previous guinness record largest kaikottikkali dance performance set february woman led smt jitha binoy banner thanima irinjalakuda thrissur previous guinness record largest kaikottikkali dance achieved november dombivli near mumbai mumbai pooram foundation sociocultural organisation true onam spirit woman including keralites maharashtrians gujarathis bengalees tamilians telugu kannadigas others part country representing religion danced tune specially written song december woman participated thiruvathira kali event held kochi attempted set new world record event organised connection thiruvathira festival fall december