Kaarthigai Deepam Kolam-3

Kaarthigai Deepam which falls on the 25th of October this year which comes in the month of Kaarthigai, the eight month in the Tamil calender. Lights are lit from the start of the month. Usually earthen lamps are placed on the entrance or on the frames of the door. The Kaarthigai deepam is celebrated on the Full Monon day of Kaarthigai month. The month is devoted to Lord Muruga, believed to be born on the Kaarthigai Deepam and his father, Lord Shiva is worshiped as fire at Thiruvannamalai, known as Annamalaiyaar Deepam celebrated on the very same day.. In school days and hostel stay, a friend of mine was from Thiruvannamalai. One year she couldn’t visit her home town and she was nearly in tears, but she did all poojas in the room wearing a new dress for the occasion. I have heard about the celebrations held at Thiruvannamalai through her, But still couldn’t visit the place. Its in my bucket list.

A 12 dots kolam with kuthu vilakku, a brass diya which is a must in Tamil poojais. The height varies depends with the weight of the material. Either silver or brass is used in the poojais. The dot count is as follows:- Placed 12 dots in two coloumns and decrease the dot count by 2 on either side till it counts to 2.