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The Western ghats of Kerala is a treasure house of medicinal plant heritage and its indigenous system of Ayurveda. Dashapushpam constitute a group of ten potential herbs which are culturally and medicinally significant to the people of Kerala. In the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research , a group of research scholars identifies that “these plants are therapeutically very active for various diseases and ailments.Many of them are traditionally used from time immemorial”. Thus the 'poochoodal' or flower adorning ceremony is of therapeutic value. The day time is merely for food preparation like 'thiruvathira puzhukku', which is also very rich and serves with wheat soup and a dessert like arrow root gheer ,reveals the agrarian culture of Kerala.
There are one hundred and eight betel leaves for a married woman to suck its juice within the whole day of this celebration. In some areas one hundred and one betel leaves are taken for this. The following is an excerpt from Agnisakshi -
Edathi took the one not one betel leaves and went in search of Ettan (husband)… An important aspect of Thiruvathira is to prepare the holy betel leaf dedicated for Parvathi, and give it to the husband – who is the sole beneficiary of the penance and fasting.
In her widely accepted book Woman and Nature, Susan Griffin points out an age old belef It is decided that in birth the female provides the matter (the menstruum, the yolk) and the male provides the form… And it is written in the scripture that it is out of Adam who was the first man was taken Eve.
Although highly modernised and foreword, the Western societies also marginalise women and give her a second rank. Being an eco-friendly festival ,Thiruvathira is a fusion of femininity into nature and naturalness into females. Unlike the Western notion of man's dominance over woman's secured life , this ritual enhances the opportunities for women to protect their husband's life through their meditated exercises. In this rare occasion of Thiruvathira, women even during their menstruation can take part unlike other Hindu ceremonial practices. As Mr. Daly, an ecofeminist opines that 54 www.worldwidejournals.com