TV9 - SAMPATH SHRAVANA SHANIVARA POOJA - Part 1

TV9 - SAMPATH SHRAVANA SHANIVARA POOJA - Part 1......! The day next to Shravana Shukravara Pooja is Shravana Shanivara Gowri / Lakshmi Pooja also known as Sampath Shanivara Gowri / Lakshmi Pooja. This pooja / vratha / religious observance is performed on all the Saturdays of Shravana. This year (2011) the Saturdays in the month of Shravana are 6th August, 13th August, 20th August, and 27th August. Perform pooja to the same Sampath Gadige / pot after removing the previous days flowers and Gejjevastra. Perform thuppada / ghee aarathi. Prepare Ambali / rice gruel and Soppina Palya / leafy vegetable dish for naivedya / blessed food. Legend associated with this festival: Once upon a time there lived a Brahmin called Somesha Bhatta with his wife and sons. The queen visited their house one day and as it was Sampath Shanivara Pooja day they had prepared Ambali and Soppina palya. The Queen sat through the pooja and saw them offer the humble dishes of Ambali and Soppina Palya as Naivedya to god. She laughed and mocked at them and left the house. In a few days time, the neighboring King waged a war against them and tried to imprision the king. The King and Queen ran away from the kingdom into the forests. The queen who was 9 months pregnant got into labor and delivered twin girls. She placed the babies on a banana leaf and prayed to god to take care of them and followed her husband. Somesha Bhatta had come into the forest to pluck flowers and was surprised to see the babies. He took ...

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