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Rangoli for Tulasi Vivaha-Chiluku Dwadasi

Today being the Dwadasi (12th day) of the month of Kartika is auspicious and is celebrated as Chiluku Dwadasi for performing Tulasi Vivah(marriage of Basil plant with Lord Maha Vishnu). Many rituals are associated with this day. Chiluku Dwadasi is celebrated in the South which includes Tulasi Vivaha. In North India Tulasi Vivah is observed . If I find time, I will try to post about these rituals in detail.

Every Hindu family has a Tulasi(basil) plant at home. It is mainly planted in a specailly constructed pot known as Vrindavan, in the the center of courtyards(in olden times) or at least in the the back yard. It is worshiped every day in the morning and in the evening, by lighting lamps and performing certain rituals.

Today, women keep fast and in the evening, clean the area surrounding the Vrindavan. New Tulasi plants (Krishna Tulasi, which has black coloured leaves) are planted in the pot along with the old one(Lakshmi Tulasi, which has green leaves). Salagrama or an idol of lord Vishnu is placed in the pot near the plant and worshipped.

Many Rangolis are drawn on this occasion. I will try to post some today. But here is the one which I posted some time back.

http://summersofindia.blogspot.in/2011/11/rangoli-139.

 You can also draw, rangolis of lotuses, lamps, Swastika, Om etc. 

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Dwadasi Special

Today is Dwadasi-means 12th day of the month. As per our Hindu Calender, the 12th day of month of Kaartika is celebrated as Chiluku Dwadasi or Ksheerabdi Dwadasi. Ksheera means milk and it is used in the ceremony observed today.


Today we worship Tulasi plant or Indian Basil along with the plant of Gooseberry, Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. It is a  ceremony which women perform for health prosperity and happiness of the family-starting with . We offer prayers in the morning and again in the evening. Earthenware lamps using ghee (clarified butter) of Cow. Lamps are also lit on Gooseberries. Like  on Diwali day, we light as many lamps as possible and decorate our house and yards.

It is said that on this day Radha Rani observed this ceremony in Brindavan(or Vrindavan or Vraj a place where Lord Krishna spent his child hood) for Lord Krishna

In our homes we must have a Basil Plant in the back yard and every day women of the house offer prayers both morning and evening. It is kept in a specially constructed pot known as Brindavanam or Tulasikota. 

This is the Basil Plant

This how its pot looks. One can draw this free hand design too. Actually 5 Rangolis of lotuses(shown below) has to be drawn in front of this pot. 

My maternal Granny used to celebrate this ceremony with much fervour. There are many traditional Rangolis of Tulasi Kota or Brindavanam-the pot where Tulasi is planted and worshipped.

Here is a simple one:

I have many other complicated Rangolis of the same. But I need to search them.

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