SIGNIFICANCE OF ADI AMMAVASAI (NEW MOON)

IN HINDU PHILOSOPHY, ESPECIALLY IN TAMIL CULTURE, MORE SIGNIFICANCE IS GIVEN FOR THREE AMMAVASAI DAYS VIZ. ADI AMMAVASAI,MAHALAYA AMMAVASAI AND THAI AMMAVASAI AND ON THAT DAY IT IS BELIEVED THAT OUR ANCESTORS, FOREFATHERS EMERGES FROM PITRU LOGA TO EARTH WITH AN EXPECTATION WHETHER THE EXISTING PRESENT GENERATION REMEMBERS THEM OR NOT. IF THEY ARE REMEMBERED THEY FEEL IMMENSELY HAPPY; BLESS THE FAMILY PROFUSELY TO EXPAND THE FUTURE GENERATION AND GO BACK TO PITRU LOGA. IF NOT REMEMBERED ON THE DAY THEY BECOME SAD AND WITH DEEP SENSE OF SORROW GO BACK TO PITRU LOGA. THEIR SORROW BECOMES A CURSE. THIS IS THE ESSENCE OF THIS SIGNIFICANT DAY. I PERSONALLY FEEL WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE TRADITIONAL CUSTOMS WITH THE SENSE OF BELIEF,REMEMBRANCE, RESPECT,REGARDS AND PRAY THEM FOR OUR WELL BEING AND TEACH OUR FUTURE GENERATION WITH RICH TRADITIONS AND OUR HERITAGE. I FULLY REALIZE AND RELISH THESE ASPECTS WHICH HAS GOT RELEVANT MEANINGS AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE BENEFITS ON OBSERVING IT.

THE FIRST REALIZATION IS THAT WE ARE NOT INDEPENDENT, WE LIVE ON INTER- DEPENDENCE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND OUR EXISTENCE AS WELL AS LIFE RELATIVELY CONNECTED WITH OTHER LIVING ORGANISM. I DEFINITELY RESPECT ELDERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCES. ON THIS DAY, I WOULD LIKE TO PAY RESPECTS AND REGARDS TO ANCESTORS,FOREFATHERS AND SEEKING THE BLESSINGS TO GROW AND EXPAND THE FAMILY, FUTURE GENERATIONS TO LIVE WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS.