Paurnami Deepa Pradakshinam Observed in Santhigiri

Pothencode:: Hundreds of devotees of Santhigiri Ashram observed Paurnami Vratam and took out a lamp procession on the occasion of the full moon day on Wednesday evening.

Chanting the guru mantra, the devotees carried lit lamps and circled the Ashram with the accompaniment of traditional Pancha Vadyam and Nadaswaram. The atmosphere of the Ashram reverberated with devotion when hundreds of devotees moved in procession chanting the Guru Mantra.

The procession was led by Sanyasis and Sanyasinis. Pournami prayers and Deepa Pradakshinam were held at Pothencode, the central ashram of Santhigiri, and the ashram branches on the occasion of the full moon day.

Devotees keep fast from sunrise to sunset on the day of the full moon. Some of the devotees fast once in the day. Paurnami Vratam is beneficial for students in their studies.

The Paurnami Vratam is the best of all Vratams in Hinduism which is observed for getting divine help and spiritual enlightenment. It is celebrated as Poornima in South India. It is believed that prayer and fasting on Paurnami is a solution for the sins in life. Pournami Vratam is also beneficial for pleasing pitrus (ancestral souls) and divine spirits.

The Founder Guru of Santhigiri Ashram had initiated Paurnarmi Vritam, which is fervently observed by all devotees on every full moon day.