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ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER Meera K S* PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH | Volume - 10 | Issue - 01 |January - 2021 | PRINT ISSN No. 2250 - 1991 | DOI : 10.36106/paripex ORIGINAL RESEARCH PAPER English THIRUVATHIRA : AN AMALGAMATION OF THE KEY WORDS: Rituals, Birth ETERNAL FEMININE INTO THE EVERLASTING Stars, Dasapushpam ,fasting NATURE ,penance, Ecofeminism Meera K S* Former Guest Lecturer BPC College Piravom. *Corresponding Author This paper aims to analyse a typical ritual of the Kerala community in India, Thiruvathira, and its impact on the womenfolk CT who follow this ritual. There was a female centred patriarchy existed in Kerala. The matriarchal system of Nair community is a strong proof for such a legacy. Being an exclusively woman centric festival of Kerala, Thiruvathira ceremony enables the female community to be placed in a sublimated harmony with nature. This paper meant for a study based on the strong relation between woman and nature in the performance of Thiruvathira. It also deals with the importance of ABSTRA women in their counterpart's life like the nature which makes the human life prosperous. Kerala is a store house of myths, rituals, artforms, which make pattern and order for the ceremony. An important aspect is this tiny land a 'God's own country'. India is well known for its Thudich kuli or take a bath by rhythmically splashing the unity in diversity where Kerala adds a pleasant hue and water at the wee small hours . It starts from the star Revathi and pattern in the cultural scenario of the great Indian civilization. repeats in the following days of stars Aswathi, Bharani, Rituals and festivals in Kerala are exclusively based on its Karthika, Rohini, Makayiram and at last in the early morning of agricultural seasons prevailed from the time of yore. There are Thiruvathira. Before taking the first dip, the ladies sing a three 'aandaruthi-s' or seasonal divisions in Kerala. In the first 'Gangayunarthu pattu' or a waking song for the sacred river season Onam harvests its crops while in the third one, Vishu is Ganges. Every water body is considered as divine and this the reaper. The middle one or the second season is the time of action is a strong proof of worship of nature. After taking the tubers and the harvester is Thiruvathira. Thiruvathira is an bath, a paste of turmeric and castor bean is applied to their ambiguous term in the cultural context of Kerala. It is the body. Turmeric is good for skin and castor bean is a strong seventh star among the twenty seven birth stars of Malayalam remedy for rheumatism. The next part is Thevaram or the calendar. Another notion of the term is a typical art form that worship of local deities. In the Malayalam novel Agnisaakshi practised by the woman folk of Kerala. Thiruvathira festival is authored by Lalithambika Antharjanam, the ninth chapter a Hindu ritual, especially celebrated by the Namboothiri- entitled 'The fate of a generation' depicts a pictorial Kshathriya-Nair and other Ambalavaasi or temple servant representation of the prosperous Maanamballiman's communities in Kerala. For the last two decades its colour is Poothiruvathira celebration of Devi and Unni. Poothiruvathira faded away due to the busy life and other mental detachment is the very first Thiruvathira day of the newly married to it from the part of the regular practitioners. Nowadays it couple.The narrator of the novel Mrs.Thankam Nair recollects regained its real splendour and became popular among the the Poothiruvathira day of her brother and sister in law. other Hindu sects. COVID 19 has definitely a bad impact on the whole world even though it provided sufficient time for the 'Edathi (Devi) the heroin of the festival was how pride and human community to think of their prosperous past. Being a light headed with happiness! She takes a dip in the pond in completely woman centric festival it gives importance to the early morning by splashing the water and sing; nature, who is a universal symbol of female community. T hiruvathira in the month of Dhanu, B irthstar of the Lord Shiva… There are numerous myths and beliefs regarding Thiruvathira L et us dance and let us sing, in various parts of Kerala -Malabar, Kochi, and Travancore. L et us splash the water and take a bath… There are some differences in the corresponding stories but the exercises are almost one and the same from the north to After the splutter ,she put on a golden thread bordered white the south. Thiruvathira star in the month of Dhanu clothe , filled eyelids with kajal , forehead with sandal ,and (December- January) is the birthday of Lord Shiva. The day of decked with a garland of Indian doab. The narrator admits reunion between Shiva and the daughter of the great Himavan that she wished to kiss her Edathi in such a heavenly attire.’ , Sree Parvathi who is the reincarnation of the self mortified Sathi, who was the daughter of the pride Daksha. After Sathi's Like the heroin of the novel these women adorn themselves mortal departure Shiva attained the form of Dakshinamoorthy with a pure white cloth, kajal, sandal, the Indian doab and all of who looked towards the south and started strong meditation them are part of a healthy life. As a major poet of Sangam or Thapassu. In order to support the reborn Parvathi to wake Literature, Madurai Asiriyar Nallanthuvanar recorded the up Shiva from his contemplation , Kamadeva,the Indian theme of women's splashing in the river Vaigaai,in his work version of Cupid sent his flowered arrows towards him. The Paripadal. infuriated Shiva opened his Third eye and Mallikabaana or the Kama was burned into a handful of ash. By Seeing the sole The first day of fasting is Makayiram and this day's penance is devoted Parvati, his mood was immediately changed and the for the sake of the whole family especially the children. The continuous prayers of Kama's wife Rati, resulted in the celebrated preparation of this day is 'Ettangadi' which is a holy spiritual rebirth of her husband. Thus the birth and death of dish meant for Lord Ganesha, Shiva-Shakti ,and the Moon Kamadeva has a special relevance in this day. These are the god. It is made up of the eight seasonal tubers like kachil normally spoken tales about Thiruvathira. (purple yam), chena (yam), koorka (Chinese potato), nanakizhangu (lesser yam), cher ukizhangu (lesser Devaki Nilayangod in her Antherjanam: Memoirs of a yam),cheruchemu (lesser colocasia), valiyachembu Namboothiri Woman , there are many details of Thiruvathira (colocasia), andmadhura kizhangu( sweet potato). The tubers and other inner secrets of Namboothiri woman's life. Smt. steamed with horse gram cook in jaggery syrup and garnish Rajeswari Antharjanam of Cherumanal Mana recollects her with banana, sesame and sliced coconut. Fasting is practised past Thiruvathira celebrations in her illam. This typical by abstaining from the rice based food in the Makayiram and festival is entirely related to both women and nature. Although Thiruvathira days. So the more rich Ettangadi chuttu the penance and fasting in these days are for their spouses nivedyam helps the ladies to maintain their stamina. Avoiding and the family, that practice purifies both the inner self and the pure water is another custom commemorates the trick of Sree outer physique of the particular person. There is a systematic Parvathi to get rid of the holy river Ganga from the lock of www.worldwidejournals.com 53 PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH | Volume - 10 | Issue - 01 |January - 2021 | PRINT ISSN No. 2250 - 1991 | DOI : 10.36106/paripex Shiva. Women drink only tender coconut water in these days women are the first hand victims of the degradation of nature to please Parvati by avoiding Ganga. In reality it is a means to because of their close association and dependency on it. maintain the glucose level in their body. In the article Every bit of this ritual is a blending of woman, who is a “Carnivalesque in 'Thiruvathira' Festival of Kerala: A Socio miniature of the super soul of the Universal woman, that is Cultural Study”, the authors propose the following idea by Nature. The term ecofeminism may raise the question in our stressing feminine strength. mind as to why women and nature are connected to each other, thus denoting a scope to study the relation between 'On the day of thiruvathira, a wife is no longer a timid women and nature. Even though a process meant for their submissive weak sex, but a fair sex capable of prolonging her spouses, Thiruvathira fasting and penance resulted in the husband's life and maintaining his prosperity and wealth.' ultimate purgation of the soul and a rejuvenation of their physique. This celebration's beauty lies in the power and Chewing with three (betel leaves, scented areca nut, and lime glory of the eternal feminine and the everlasting earth. pasted with ghee) is another step. Get rid of sleep is the major aspect of this ritual. For that women sing and perform REFERENCES Thiruvathira dance. Chewing is meant for the ease of vocal 1. 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