Is divinity love or Love is divine? - Page 3

Originally posted by: Nandiniraizaada

both ways I guess 😊

Originally posted by: gowri122

dear panchali

i loved ur post. i am an ardent devotee of Devadhidev Mahadev. his concept of marital love is the most modern 1 indeed without any misogynism. after all they say, an ideal husband will be like Parameshwar😊. u hav hit the nail with that philosophy of which u have written. u hav taught me somthing new with the mehandi explanation. this is the most beautiful post u hav ever created as far as i hav read. u gav excellent explanations. i wish i cud write as well as u do, explaining matters simply with least no: of words. u r indeed talented panchali👏

i dont watch dkdm now a days as som of their imaginative stories are unbearable 4 me as it is about my aradhya. i can tolerate it on MB but not on dkdm...used 2 b my fave show b4😭

by the way, we malayalees also put mehandi the same way as shown in the pic. we have a celebration called Thiruvaathira. there r many legends associated with the it. on Thiruvaathira day, a vrat taken by unmarried girls to get a sweet hubby as well by married women to have long lasting marital bliss/4 the long life of kids as well. some legends say Thiruvaathira is the birthday of Mahadev. to some others it is the day in which wedding of Mahadev & Parvati Devi took place😛 my amma calls it our own Valentine's Day😃 as Mahadev is the greatest hubby/lover out there...

this is from Wiki:

In Kerala, the festival is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Shiva. Thiruvathira is the nakshatra or "star" as per the Malayalam calendar of Lord Shiva. Another belief is that the festival commemorates the death of Kamadeva, the Hindu god of erotic desire.^[32] It is believed that on this day, the Goddess Parvathi finally met Lord Shiva after her long penance and Lord Shiva took her as a saha-dharma chaarini (equal partner). Both Parvathi and Shiva present this ideal to devotees in the form of Ardha-Nareeshawara (half male, half female form).

The fast essentially involves abstaining from rice-based food. The typical meal includes cooked broken wheat and Thiruvathira puzhukku, a delightful mix of tuber vegetables: colocasia (chembu), yam (chena),Chinese potato (koorka), sweet potato (madhurakizhangu) with long beans (vanpayar) and raw plantain fruit (ethakaya), cooked with a thick paste of freshly ground coconut. The dessert is koova payasam, a sweet dish made of arrow root powder, jaggery andcoconut milk.In Kerala, Thiruvathira is an important traditional festival along with the other popular festivals, Onam and Vishu. It is largely a festival for women; unmarried women observe a partial fast on this day to get good husbands and married women take a fast from the preceding day (Makayiram nakshatra) and on the day of Thiruvathira for the well being of their husband and family. The first Thiruvathira of a newly wedded woman is her poothiruvathira.

Thiruvathirakali is a dance form performed by women on the day of Thiruvathira to the accompaniment of Thiruvathira paattu, folk songs telling tales of lovesick Parvati, her longing and penance for Lord Shiva's affection and Shiva's might and power. The sinuous movements executed by the group of dancers around a nilavilakku embody lasya or the amorous charm and grace of the feminine. The dance follows a circular, pirouetting pattern accompanied by clapping of the hands and singing. Today, Thiruvathirakali has become a popular dance form for all seasons.

On 14 December 2013, over 3000 women participated in a Thiruvathira Kali event held at Kochi and set world record. The event was organised in connection with the Thiruvathira festival which falls on 18 December 2013

video of Thiruvaathira kali:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulUYMyYUFMM

we celebrate MahaShivaratri as well. but 4 us MahaShivaratri vrat is done to attain moksha. we do fasting on Shivaratri then get upp early morning next day & do Pitrutarpanam.😊