

Lord, thereby obtain His everlasting company, and inviting all her girl-friends to join her. Andal assumes the guise of a cowherd girl in these 30 verses.Īndal appears intent upon performing a particular religious vow to marry the Vaishnavas sing these songs to bring peace, prosperityĪnd Divine Grace. Of Vaishnava dharma during the month of Marghazhi.

Maargazhi neeraada magizhndhElOr embaavaay.Ĭontext : Andal's thirty songs contain the cardinal principles ThaazhaadhE saarngam udhaiththa saramazhai pOl * Paazhiyan^ thOLudaip paRpanaaban kaiyil *Īazhi pOl minni valamburi pOl ninRadhirndhu * Oozhi mudhalvan uruvam pOl mey kaRuththup * Version: Akkarai Sisters & Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna ( Īazhi mazhaik kaNNaa! onRu nee kai karavEl *ĪazhiyuL pukku mugandhu kodu aarththERi * I have done a kolam of the Thrivikrama avatar and Andal worshipping him to get all these benefits,” an engineer turned historian explains.Composer: Andal / Godai / Nachiyar ( Thiruppavai: Thiruppavai This kolam depicts Lord Thrivikrama avatar of Lord Vishnu and Andal praying him. Rain thrice a month, prosperous crop fields, copious amounts of cow milk are a few of the benefits she lists. For eg, in the third pasuram, Andal speaks about the benefits we get by observing the nonbu and praising Lord Thrivikrama who grew and measured the three worlds. There are different types of kolam but I am doing the series in sikku kolam. In the next ten songs, Andal invites all women to participate in the penance. “The first five pasurams (poems) of Thiruppavai are an introduction to the Margazhi nonbu. I thought to explore Thiruppavai through kolam designs,” says Meenakshi. I have researched the history of kolam and am fascinated by it. In many parts of Tamil Nadu, people still follow the concept of Margazhi nonbu.

It is believed that during Margazhi maasam, one should give up all luxuries and offer prayers to God. Andal has sung 30 songs to observe Margazhi penance for 30 days. It is usually sung in the context of the vrutham that is observed during the month of Margazhi (December). “Thiruppavai is a Tamil devotional poem attributed to the poet-saint Andal. She takes one chapter of Thiruppavai daily and explains the content of it through a kolam design. Margazhi month (Later part of December till January 13) celebrates the poetry of Andal and to make it interesting, historian Meenakshi Devaraj from Tamil Nadu has decided to explore Thiruppavai through kolams. Thriuppavai is a collection of 30 tamil Chapters sung by Sri Andal Nachiyar in the month of Marghazhi.
