Thiru Eadu Vasippu
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Thiru Eadu Vasippu is the festival celebrated in the worship centers of Ayyavazhi
. It is celebrated for three, five, seven, ten or seventeen days annually. During these days the holy scripture of Ayyavazhi, the Akilattirattu Ammanai
is sung. In Swamithoppepathi the head quarters of Ayyavazhi, it starts on the third Friday in the Tamil month of Kathikai
(falls approximatelly on the first week of December) and continues for seventeen days and ends on the first Sunday of the Tamil month of Margazhi
.
Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi is a dharmic belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. It is cited as an independent monistic religion by several newspapers, government reports and academic researchers. In Indian censuses, however, the majority of its followers declare themselves as Hindus...
. It is celebrated for three, five, seven, ten or seventeen days annually. During these days the holy scripture of Ayyavazhi, the Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...
is sung. In Swamithoppepathi the head quarters of Ayyavazhi, it starts on the third Friday in the Tamil month of Kathikai
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in Pondicherry , and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. It is also used by Telugu speaking people in Tamil Nadu...
(falls approximatelly on the first week of December) and continues for seventeen days and ends on the first Sunday of the Tamil month of Margazhi
Tamil calendar
The Tamil calendar is a solar and sidereal Hindu calendar used in Tamil Nadu. It is also used in Pondicherry , and by the Tamil population in Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius and Sri Lanka. It is also used by Telugu speaking people in Tamil Nadu...
.