SIGNIFICIANCE OF MASI MAGAM -2018

Significance of Masi Magam-2018

Magam star comes in the Tamil month of Masi–Tenth (Feb/Mar.) which is a very auspicious day and very important day for the Tamilians across the world to celebrate this festival. Magam is one among the twenty seven stars in the Hindu astrological system called constellation and it is one of the most favour able times for spiritual purification.

This day is one of the most powerful Full Moons of the full year, since the moon aligns with Magha star which is the birth star of the Kings. This coincidence only occurs only once a year and signifies the descent of heavenly beings to the earth plane. The divine beings appear in the astral form to purify their own karma as well as the karma of the human race. Masi Magam combines the benefits of abundance and prosperity associated with the Full Moon and the majestic quality of the Magha star, offering an unique opportunity to gain power and energy and is the most appropriate time to destroy our ego and surrender ourselves at the feet of the divine.

RITUALS:

The main feature of the festival is the ritual bath given to the deities in the waters of 'Theerthavari' or Bay of Bengal.

Early in the morning, a big colorful procession of devotees with the deities is organised from the temple to the sea shore, with the accompaniment of the auspicious Nadhaswaram,a non-brass acoustic South Indian instrumentTemple idols, especially those of Lord Shiva, Shakti, and Lord Vishnu, are given a ceremonial bath in the waters of Theerthavari.

As per the traditional ritual, the temple Idols are given bath in the sea, pond or lake.Idols of gods and goddess those are worshipped in the Temples are carried in a big procession to sea shores, rivers or ponds. Poojas and rituals are held here and thousands of people participate in this auspicious event.In some temples Gaja-pooja (elephant worship) and Ahwa pooja(horse) is also performed to bring riches and happiness for the devotees.

Thousands of devotee’s attent this holy ritualistic procession, the devotees also take bath in the sea with the belief that the holy waters washes away all the sins. The festival of Masi Magam gives very colorful and divine look to the view at the sea shore.

MAHA MAGHAM:

Maha maham is an Hindu festival celebrated every 12 years once in the Maha maham temple tank at Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. Also when Jupiter (Guru) enters Leo constituency in the zodiac that year the festival will be celebrated and consider it as an Holy Dip at the temple tank as sacred and divine. The last Mahamaham was celebrated on 6^th March 2004 and the next one is due during Feb.-March of 2016.

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