How do you do Tarpanam to Bhishma Dev in South ? Here..in north...we do tarpanam by filling a copper vessel with water...Ganga water...few sesame seeds n few barley seeds..plus some sugar or jaggery. Then facing south direction...chant...Om Pitrudevaya Namah, Om Pitru Shanti Bhavah along with offering from copper vessel.
Erukku in other languages: Kannada name - yekaa , yekadha yelay English name – Sodom apple, Apple of Sodom, Kapok tree, Rubber bush or Rubber tree. Hindi name – Aak, Madar, Akvana Sanskrit name – Arka, Toolaphala, Vikirana, Asfota, Alarka etc. Punjabi name – Ak Telugu name – Jilledu, Mandaram Bengali name – Aaknad Arab name – Ushar Persian name - Kharak Malyalam – Neela Eukku i have added one more language name to the erukku , so that people who are from other states living for earning in karnataka can also be helped to know the name of erukku in kannada.
Ratha Saptami is also the day when it is considered as one day brahmotsavam in Tirumala hill for Venkateswara Swamy. Venkateswara Swamy comes out in Seven Vahana Seva in order below, Surya Prabha Vahanam Sesha Vahanam Garuda Vahanam Hanumantha Vahanam Chakrasnanam