Our Rukku

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The below series of photographs of sweet Rukku, from Arunachaleswarar Temple, was taken last Sunday July 15, 2012 while Rukku was walking on the Girivalam Pathway on her way from the Arunachaleswarar Temple located Southeast of Tiruvannamalai on her way to Adiannamalai Temple, located at the Northwest side of the Hill. 

They say elephants never forget -- well it seems that might be true, and my visits to her at the Big Temple with snacks and treats of cabbages and carrots were rewarded by a very nice series of poses. Specially like the loving eye contact of this last photo.

Adi Annamalai Mahakumbhabhishekam

Sorry for the absence of postings in the last few months, but I am busy with researching and preparing material to upload to my website:

http://arunachalasamudra.org 

The material (comprising nearly 50 new pages) will be uploaded onto the website by the end of next month. In that upload there will be a full narrative detailing the recent Mahakumbhabhishekam at Adi Annamalai Temple. 

In the meantime am posting some photos of the final day of the function, which took place between 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. on Sunday July 15, 2012. 

June Full Moon 2012

Although there will be a lunar eclipse on the night of the June Full Moon, visible from places on earth, it will not be visible to us here in South India. 

Folklore regarding the moon, says that its It's Lucky to . . . 

• It is lucky to see the first sliver of a new Moon "clear of the brush," or unencumbered by foliage. 

• It is lucky to own a rabbit's foot, especially if the rabbit was killed in a cemetery by a cross-eyed person at the dark of the Moon. 

• It is lucky to hold a moonstone in your mouth at the full Moon; it will reveal the future. 

• It is lucky to have a full Moon on the "Moon day" (Monday). 

• It is lucky to expose your newborn to the waxing Moon. It will give the baby strength. 

• It is lucky to move into a new house during the new Moon; prosperity will increase as the Moon waxes. 

In some parts of the world, depending on harvests, the June full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, the Flower Moon, Rose Moon Honey Moon, Hot Moon, and Planting Moon. 

Poornima Prathosam, June 2012

The below sequence of photographs celebrating Poornima Prathosam were taken at Arunachaleswarar Temple. 

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