Brampton: In preparation for the anniversary of the PrathistaDinam and subsequent Ulsavam, Guruvayurappan Temple of Brampton will start the Parayeduppu (പറയെടുപ്പ്) ritual. Parayeduppu or Paraniraikkal (പറനിറക്കൽ) is the ritual of filling nellu (നെല്ല്) or paddy in a para and offering it to God to receive blessings for the entire family. In order to conduct Parayeduppu, temple will bring the para, nellu and other required items in a ceremonial manner to the homes of the devotees so that the devotees can offer Parayeduppu in their own homes.
This ritual brings the presence of the Lord to every household, blessing the devotees and accepts Para as they are invited and requested to visit temple on upcoming Pratishta Dinam / Ulsavam.
Parayeduppu is a ritual conducted in conjunction with Ulsavam preparation. Parayeduppu brings the presence of the Lord to a devotee household where devotee fill nellu (paddy) in a para and offering it to Guruvayurappan to receive blessings for the entire family.
Parayeduppu team will visit the devotee’s house on a pre-scheduled date with Kolam, Lamp, Nellu, Para and Vadyam, and will conduct the Parayeduppu. All materials will be brought in by the team. This ritual will be scheduled on a weekend from 27 April to 30 June 2024.
Parayeduppu will be performed during a weekend day between mid-April to June, 2024. The ritual will take approximately 30 minutes at your home and we will be conducting many of these in a day. No special preparation required from devotees except a clean and suitable floor space is made available to setup and conduct parayeduppu.
Each city/region will have a team of temple volunteers who will schedule and co-ordinate parayeduppu for your respective city/region. Once registered, starting April your regional team’s representative will contact you to schedule your parayeduppu and conduct it accordingly.
Temple Pratishta Dinam will be on Thursday July 11, and a full Ulsavam (festival) is also planned during that time. Devotees offering Parayeduppu is also suggested to visit temple for Ulsvam and receive special prasadam from the temple.
Family Day Events – Monday, February 19 Our temple has organized various events for devotees on family day Monday, February 19, 2024. Details of the events and special poojas are as below, 8:30 am: Samvada Sooktham Pushpanjali (also known as Aikamathya Sooktham Pushpanjali). The pooja includes: Samvada Sooktham (Aikyamathya Sooktham) (Morning): This is performed for family harmony, cordial family relationships and resolution of disputes between family members, and also at the workplace. Uma Maheshwara Pooja (Evening): Uma Maheshwara Pooja is performed to seek Lord Shiva’s and Goddess Parvathi’s blessings by devotees looking to get married or by couples for successful and happy marital life. 3:00 pm to 5:30 pm – Family Day Children’s Talent Activities 6:00 pm – Uma Maheshwara Pooja & Dampathy Pooja
Dampathi Pooja is performed for a senior Dampathies (married couple). During this pooja, the senior couple represent Uma Maheshwara, and the younger couples and people hoping to get married can benefit greatly by seeking the blessings from the senior couple after the Dampathi pooja. Overall, the day’s poojas will bring in the benefits of family harmony and cordial relationships. 7:00 pm – Deeparadhana
Why is such great importance attached to nellu and para-nirakkal? Nellu (paddy) is the source of rice that provides unending joy and comfort to people and significantly attached to annadanam. Annadanam destroys all sins, brings us good benefits and leads us towards attainment of salvation. When we perform Para-niraikkal with the intention of offering annadanam to the Supreme God, whose grace is all encompassing and all pervasive, the above-mentioned benefits accrue not only to the immediate family members but also to our future generations, in fact the entire lineage
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