Sounds of Udappu festival
Hear the enchanting toll of the bell, vedic chants, drums, thavil, recital of Mahabharatham, the wind and fire pit at Udappu ~ Aug 4-5, 2009:
Bell tolls Aug 4
Drums Aug 4
Priest Aug 4
Rituals Aug 4
Bajan – Aug 5
Bell Aug 5
Fire pit Aug 5
Priest Aug 5
Song in the compound I Aug 5
Song in the compound II Aug 5
Thavil Aug 5
Thevaram Aug 5,
Recital of Mahabharatham I
Recital of Mahabharatham II
A special pooja is performed at the Rukmani Sathyapama Sametha Sri Paarthasaarathy Thiraupathathevi Devasthanam, Udappu, Sri Lanka – to invoke blessings from the Lord Veerapaththirar to have the fire walking ceremony without any interruptions.
Video: Featuring Pictures from:
~Behind the Scene
~Paandavar Oorvalam
~Tradition bound Udappu, charm of a Tamil village
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Dushyanthini, Very many thanks for making us aware of this wonderful event. I did not realise that this had continued to this extent.
You have made adequate explanantions and photographs – in a very illustrative way that we can see it and enjoy it.
Thanks also for the number of articles and photographs you had made us see for the past few days.
Thanks very much once again.
Kanga