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All [[temple]] festivals are ‘Utsavams’ and the most important one is called ‘Brahmotsavam’. | All [[temple]] festivals are ‘Utsavams’ and the most important one is called ‘Brahmotsavam’. | ||
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The Sanskrit word ‘Utsava’ denotes an act of creation or re-creation. If we study the features of the Brahmotsavam, we will find that more than any other temple festival, the Brahmotsavam would essentially be a festival of re-creation. | The Sanskrit word ‘Utsava’ denotes an act of creation or re-creation. If we study the features of the Brahmotsavam, we will find that more than any other temple festival, the Brahmotsavam would essentially be a festival of re-creation. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:11, 18 October 2019
All temple festivals are ‘Utsavams’ and the most important one is called ‘Brahmotsavam’.
Etymology
The Sanskrit word ‘Utsava’ denotes an act of creation or re-creation. If we study the features of the Brahmotsavam, we will find that more than any other temple festival, the Brahmotsavam would essentially be a festival of re-creation.
Introduction
A brahmotsavam is an utsavam or a festival that is organized the Lord Creator Brahma Himself. Brahma being the creator the cosmos, is said to organized such a festival with universal grandour and celebration.
Brahmotsavam is the time when all the Gods &Goddesses literally come down and make their presence felt on the planet Earth in order to celebrate and commemorate a Deity.
Brahmotsavams
- Chithirai Brahmotsavam
- Nithyanandeshwara Brahmotsavam
- Jayanti Brahmotsavam
- Rajarajeshwari Brahmotsavam
- Skanda Shashti Brahmotsavam
- Meenakshi Brahmotsavam
- Ganesha Brahmotsavam
References
https://inner-awakening.lpages.co/shivaratri-brahmotsavam-2019/ http://www.nithyananda.org/events/chithirai-brahmotsavam#gsc.tab=0