Pournami Pooja
The full moon day of every month, usually in the evening.
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Significance
Worshipping Amman and Shiva on the full moon day is a Tamil custom. The Pournami Girivalam (walking around the holy hill) at Thiruvannamalai is very famous.
Things you need
- Lamp, oil, wick
- Flowers, kumkumam
- Milk, payasam or fruits
- Camphor
How to do it
- Clean the house, take a bath in the evening and draw a kolam at the front door.
- Light the lamp once the sun sets.
- Do archanai with kumkumam and flowers while saying the names of Amman.
- Offer milk, payasam or fruits and show the aarathi.
- When the moon rises, go outside and pray.
- If you can, visit a nearby Amman temple or go for Girivalam.
This is only a general guide. If your family custom is different, follow that. Ask your elders and your priest.