Aadi Month Festivals and Events

Aadi month(July 17th – August 16th) is the 4th month of the Tamil Calender. The next six months from Aadi to Margazhi is the Dakshinayana punyakalam. It marks the beginning of the night of Devas. Traditionally, Aadi month is considered as inauspicious and most people avoid auspicious ceremonies during this period. But few important festivals are celebrated in this month. This month is special for Goddess Shakthi. Poeple worship Goddess and her different forms during this month to get her blessings for their wealth and happiness.

 

Many rituals are performed on Aadi Fridays and Tuesdays even on Sundays

First day of this month Aadi, usually it falls on 16th or 17th of July. In 2018, it is on 17th July. People celebrate this day as Aadi pandigai especially newly-weds. Special puja is performed followed by a special food which includes delicous “Payasam(Kheer) with coconut milk“, “Purana Poli” and Vadai. The new groom in the family is invited to the Brides house and the couple is gifted with new dresses and other presents and treated well with a feast.

No moon day in Aadi month is very special to offer Tarpan to our Ancestors. This year is on 11th August  2018

The New moon day in Aadi month is celebrated as “Aadi Pooram”. The day is also celebrated as the birthday of Aandal – Saint Poet who wrote Tiruppaavai and is also considered as a manifestation of the mother Goddess.

The 18th day of Aadi month is celebrated as Aadi perukku. Aadiperukku is a festival of fertility and people of Tamil Nadu especially women offer prayers. They wear new clothes and perform abhishekham for Kaveri amman.

Aadi Karthigai  – Festival dedicated to Lord Muruga.