A learned friend had tagged me to a post where he had mentioned about the celebrations of fresh harvest... Niraputhari in Kerala..I just wanted to record what I know about that here.. because a post there may not be read by anyone..
"It is called nira puthari..
നിറ പുത്തരി abundance of fresh rice..the celebration of new rice..
Usually it is done on uthradam day..
People are thankful to the Gods for their rich harvest of rice, and the ears of paddy are collected in bunches and kept before the Lord, and various deities are worshipped..
I am not going into the tantric procedure..
After the worship the katir or ear of paddy is distributed.. usually this kathir is pasted to the Utharam or upper threshold of the temple or houses and for pasting this a lump of fresh cow dung is used..
The ears of paddy to which pooja is offered is taken around ceremoniously with the refrain
ഇല്ലം നിറ വല്ലം നിറ
may the house be filled with rice, may the granary be filled with rice..
Usually, only after this ceremony is performed , newly harvested paddy is converted to rice and used.
This pooja can be conducted in every house.. But as the temple is the focal point of our social and spiritual activity, collective pooja can be done at temples and the kathirs can be taken to the individual households too
Cooked rice or Paayasam made with the newly harvested rice is offered as naivedyam to the lords on this day..
In Palakkad Agraharams, this function is observed in our temples.. We have absorbed the kerala ethos that way..
It is a harvest festival..
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