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In Photos: People perform rituals at Marina Beach in Chennai on `Aadi Amavasya`
Updated On: 04 August, 2024 02:02 PM IST | ronak mastakar
Thousands of people performed rituals at the Marina Beach in Chennai and offered `Tarpan` to pay tributes to their ancestors on `Aadi Amavasya` on Sunday morning. (Pics/AFP)
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Thousands of people performed rituals at the Marina Beach in Chennai and offered `Tarpan` to pay tributes to their ancestors on `Aadi Amavasya` on Sunday morning. (Pics/AFP)
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`Aadi Amavasya` is the new moon day falling in the Tamil month of Aadi, during which Hindu devotees perform rituals and take a holy dip to pay respects to the souls of their ancestors
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During the occasion, devotees visit temples, seashores, and river banks in southern districts of Tamil Nadu to perform rituals
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Devotees visit various Shiva temples on `Aadi Amavasya` and perform special pujas
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Aadi Amavasya holds great religious significance and people seek blessings from departed souls
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While some observe a fast on every Amavasya day, others opt for pujas performed in memory of holy places and the purifying act of bathing in holy waters during specific periods
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Noteworthy, among these periods are the Udrayana holy phase of Thai and Masi months, as well as the Daksanayana holy season of Aadi and Puratasi months
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Devotees hold a firm belief that performing pujas dedicated to parents in Thai and Aadi months, relatives in Masi, and all beings during the auspicious Mahalaya Puratasi month brings forth remarkable blessings
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