An important festival held on the day of pushya nakshatra of the Tamil month of Thai (near the full moon day of January- February). Celebrated with great intensity and fervour, it is a day on which many South Indian sages have chosen to leave their body.
A South Indian delicacy made of boiled rice, gram and pepper corns. Also, a very popular Tamil festival. It marks the change in the tilt in the Earth’s axis of rotation.
The fourth and final part of Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, dealing with absolution.
A Traditional Indian festival of colour, dance and music that lasts nine days, culminating in the celebration of the victory of good over evil[Lord Rama having slain the Demon Ravana in Sri Lanka] and Returned to India. The celebration of this festival in Mysore attracts thousands of people from all over the country.
The new moon – the darkest night of the month. The planetary positions of the earth and moon have long been made use of by spiritual seekers in India to enhance their spiritual practices.