Sankranthi Muggu in my home. Muggu a popular and very old Indian tradition from centuries. Sankranthi also called Pongal is one of the most popular Indian festival which is famous for Rangoli.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, It is believed that God enters only those households that are clean from all angles. It has therefore become a custom for indians to water the front yard of one's house and lay a decorative muggu as if inviting God to take the first step into the house.
Sankranti muggu is a whole month exercise as every day the women of the house sit down to draw different patterns at sunrise. Usually the material white rice flour is used for muggu so that insects like ants can feed.
It means that we should pay attention to the feeding of not just animals and human beings but also of tiny insects. Not only white muggu, but also colors were used in the form of red kumkum and yellow turmeric (pasupu/manjal).
Each color has some representation like white denotes purity and peace, red represents devotion and love and yellow stands for prosperity. The number of other artificial colours finding their way into the muggu these days is more for artistic appeal.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, It is believed that God enters only those households that are clean from all angles. It has therefore become a custom for indians to water the front yard of one's house and lay a decorative muggu as if inviting God to take the first step into the house.
Sankranti muggu is a whole month exercise as every day the women of the house sit down to draw different patterns at sunrise. Usually the material white rice flour is used for muggu so that insects like ants can feed.
It means that we should pay attention to the feeding of not just animals and human beings but also of tiny insects. Not only white muggu, but also colors were used in the form of red kumkum and yellow turmeric (pasupu/manjal).
Each color has some representation like white denotes purity and peace, red represents devotion and love and yellow stands for prosperity. The number of other artificial colours finding their way into the muggu these days is more for artistic appeal.
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Very beautiful... Looks pretty.. and very interesting article too
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