MaaVilakku

Hi Vidya,

Here let me write what I know about this.

1. We can put Maavalaku as per our family tradition. In mymother's house we used to put on "puratasi saturday". Usually many people put at this time. Other occations are Navarathri, Aadi and Thai Fridays and any special day as per their habit.

2. For Perumal/Govinda, Ambal. Yes even for Iyappa poojas they used to put. Have you gone to 'Samayapuram'? Their, many put 'maavilaku' on their eyes , chest and stomach. It is a prayer.they put maavilaku after they relived from pain or some disease. Even in 'Vaideesvaran Koil' they put like that.

3. Here is my recipe for 'maavalaku.'Ingredients :
Rice - 2 cups Jaggery - 1 cup Cardamom - 2 (optional) 4 -5 tab sp ghee
Method :
Wash and soak the rice for 10 minutes. Drain well and spread on a white cloth. Grind the rice in a mixer a little at a time and seive.
When all the rice is ground, mix with powdered jaggery and cardamom. On a plate shape this dough in to the shape of a lamp or villakku.
we light a lamp after preparing a thick dough like chappati dough, by pouring ghee.

4.I dont know about why it is done. I think i answered all your questions:-D

 

Hi Neesha,

Very nice photo. Sorry I saw your mail very late. No problem you use the receipe for next year. I am searching the photos in your thread. But you posted here. Anyhow nice photos and thanks for sharing the photos with us.

Really you are following the tradition even you are away from your home. Hats off you:thumbsup

 

Dear Sriniketan,

Your photos are nice. Thanks for sharing. Really Govinda is a Great God. No doubt about it.