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Aadi Velli


Good morning everybody, happy Aadi Velli to you all may the people in your house blessed with everything that your heart wishes.

Aadi Velli(Friday in month"Aadi" as per Tamil Calender)
    This is the day all married women in Tamilnadu pray Goddess Gauri for long life of husband. At our place we celebrate Aadi velli on third friday in aadi month, we make gauri devi with new Saree, keep bottu to amma(saree), offer vethala(Bethel leaves(2) ), pakku(bethel nut), bananas(2) in lap, and also offer food to gauri devi.
We start with doing kozham(rangoli) early in the morning.

Take bath and do pillayar poojai(making vinayaka with turmeric powder and water).

Food:
    We call offering food to any God as "PADAYAL". As per tradition we offer food in three whole banana leaves, Sakkarai pongal and vadas(9) in one banana leave, Cooked rice, Ghee, Cooked plain dal with potato fry and beans poriyal and veggies from sambar in other two banana leaves. 
    The menu is as follows:
Happy aadi velli to you all, may God Gauri devi bless you all with saubhagyam.
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