What life have taught me - 23/04/2008

I was dissolved in your eyes.. Didnt see your father behind .... While getting heavy blows I remembered that love is blind .. Rather love makes you blind
- Dhaneshananda Swamy Thiruvadikal

What life have taught me

Due to immense response of the status message of Dhaneshananda Swamy Thiruvadikal, I have decided to start a new section on this blog called

"What life have taught me"

This will entirely different from Dhanus Dialogue of the day where this section deals with funny dialogue from Swamiji directly.

You might be tired of your life and longing for advices from eminent people.. Your ever longing wait have come to an end .. for funny solution for your troubles and problems mail to swamiji to get direct answers in this mail id : swamiji@dhaneshnair.in and get mukhthi.

Disclaimer : Swamiji doesnt take any responsibility on the after effects due to the implementation of free advices

Kollemcode Thookam - 08

Kollemcode Venkanji Vattavila Bhadrakali Temple celebrated this years thookam on 08-04-2008.

Kollemcode Devi and Temple is accepted widely across all people belonging to different religion, caste and creed. It is considered as one among the most powerful Godess temple in Southern Districts of Kerala and Tamilnadu. I have given several introduction about temple and it origin in previous posts in my blog.To know more on the history and heritage of Kollemcode Devi Temple, please visit www.kollemcodedevi.com and http://justforuu.dhaneshnair.in.

In this video I have tried to portray various ceremonies conducted as part of this funtion. Due to some health issues I was not able to cover all those in this video.. but entire Thookam is captured and is presented here.

Thookam festival is for ten days. The celebrations starts with both the Devi's coming from Old temple to new temple as a procession, which includes panchavadyam, tharapoli, muthukuda and various other typical kerala art forms. Once both the Godess reaches new temple, the temple priest hoist the royal flag announcing the beggining of the celebration.Ten days of grand celebrations begins by then.

Every day, there are lot cultural events including Keralas Art forms like Ottan thullal, Sheethankan Thullal, Chakiar koothu, Kathakali and latest Drama, Dance based Dramas and Musical Concerts.


On 7th to 9th days of the festival, various people provide offerings like Kavadi, Kuthiyottam, Thalapoli and several other poojas.


In the tenth day, The most Divine, Historical Thookam starts. In the beggining of the day, Thookakar take bath on Arabian Sea and goes for their preparation for Thookam. Mean while Both Godess moves out to a specially created arena called "Pacha Panthal". Four people will be tied to the chariot representing the Devis for initial thookam and further four people are tied with babies in their hand and taken around the temple to complete a around. This time a total of 1309 baby thookam and 71 spare thookam.. which makes a total of 327 rounds. Thookam was started at 6.00 clock in the morning and ends by 4.40 am next day.




Celebrations are over, festival is over .. leaving loads of memories in the people of Kollemcode and all other devotess across the globe. Now we all wait for the celebrations next year ..


Amme Narayana, Devi Narayana, Lakshmi Narayana .. Bhadre Narayana.