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Happy Vishu

Vishu

"HAPPY VISHU TO ALL"

Kerala New Year festival Vishu is celebrated by all over Kerala . Early morning kani kanal is important ritual of Vishu. We bring Konna poo , fruits, flowers, clean the place put rangoli and place gods idol or photo decorate with flowers.keep gold ornaments, coins, mango, jackfruit new dresses, fruits rice and dal for kani.Get up early in the morning with blind folded have darshan of good things and pray that the new year should bring happiness and peace.The eledest of the family will bless with kaineetam to all.

Wear new dress,visit to the nearest temple and pray.Good sadya is prepared with all items like payasam, vadai, avial tuvaran kootu, upperi,applams, rice,pickle rasam and sambar.

Kids World

Kids' World…
Kids' World…

TEACHER : Maria, go to the map and find North America.

MARIA : Here it is!

TEACHER : Correct. Now class, who discovered America?

CLASS : Maria!

____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ ____ __ TEACHER : Why are you late, Frank?

FRANK : Because of the sign.

TEACHER : What sign?

FRANK : The one that says, "School Ahead, Go Slow."

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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN : You told me to do it without using tables!

____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __ _TEACHER : Glenn, how do you spell "crocodile?"

GLENN : K-R-O-K-O-D- A-I-L

"TEACHER : No, that's wrong

GLENN : Maybe it s wrong, but you asked me how I spell it!

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TEACHER : Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD : H I J K L M N O!!

TEACHER : What are you talking about?

DONALD : Yesterday you said it's H to O! _

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TEACHER : Winnie, name one important thing we have today that wedidn't have ten

years ago.

WINNIE : Me!

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TEACHER : Goss, why do you always get so dirty?

GOSS : Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

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TEACHER : Millie, give me a sentence starting with "I.

"MILLIE : I is...

TEACHER : No, Millie..... Always say, "I am."

MILLIE : All right... "I am the ninth letter of the alphabet."

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TEACHER : Can anybody give an example of COINCIDENCE?

TINO: Sir, my Mother and Father got married on the same day, same time."

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted doing it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?"

LOUIS : Because George still had the axe in his hand.

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TEACHER : Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON : No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

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TEACHER : Clyde, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?

CLYDE : No, teacher, it's the same dog!;

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TEACHER : Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

HAROLD : A teacher.

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Thaipusam

Thaipusam.

THAIPUSAM is on(Jan 23, 2008)( SOORSAMHARAM in Thiruchendur Temple

Coming Wednesday is Thaipusam, some people think it is the birthday of Lord Muruga that day Lord Muruga did Soorasamharam. Thaipusam lasts for three days .Lord Muruga, son of Lord Shiva and Parvati, is also known as Skanda ,karthikeya, Subrahamaniyan. defeated Tarakasuran and killed him with his vel. This is why most images of Lord Muruga have him carrying the powerful vel

Singapore, India and the Mauritius Islands all observe the festival, while in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Thaipusam is also held in .People keep fasting and take kavadi and palkudams to the temple. We have to pray Lord Muruga and get His blessings

Adi Sankara’s Subramanya Bhujangam, which was composed in Thiruchendur. Here Sankara says:

"drishi skandamoorthih
shrutou skandakeerthih,
mukhe me pavitram sada tach- charitram
kare tasya krityam vapus tasya bhrutyam,
guhe santu leena mam shesha bhava"

(Always may I have before my eyes the murthi of Lord Skanda! Always let my ears hear only the praises of Lord Skanda! Always let my mouth sing the praise of Lord Skanda! Always let my hands be of service to the Lord! Always let my body be a servant to the Lord! Let my limbs, thoughts and actions be devoted to Skanda)_
Guhananya deivam na Jane na Jane
(I know of no God other than Guha)
Seeking the blessings of Lord Skanda,

Visit this site to get the sloka and its meanings.

http://www.chennaionline.com/festivalsnreligion/slogams/slogam43.asp

Sarkarai Pongal

Sarkarai Pongal

Ingredients


Rice..........1 cup
Green gram 1/3 cup
Jaggery...2cup
Ghee........3tbsp
Cardamom powder....1 tsp
Coconut flakes.............3tbsp
Cashew nuts.................6



Method

Roast the gram till it becomes brown without oil.Cook the rice and dal with double the water in pressure cooker.Heat apan with 1/2 cup of water till it becomes thick(like syrup). Add the cooked rice and dal.Mix it well. in a medium heat for few more minutes.Fry the coconut flakes and the cashew nuts with ghee add to the pongal.Sprinkle the cardamom powder.

Makra Sankranthi ,Thai Pongal

Makara Sankranthi,Thai Pongal

"Pongalo Pongal"

Sankranthi means a sacred change,the movement of Sun to Makara rasi(capricorn)it is a festival to celebrate the glory of Sun God.This is an important festival in India. In Tamil Nadu it is called Pongal.

Thai Pongal is a harvest festival,Pongal means boiling over.This is a thanksgiving festival to rain god Sun God and the farmers.Thai month is very auspicious month. (Thai poranthal Vazhi pirakum means this month comes everyone will have new opportunities.)This festival is celebrated for 4 days. this year it falls on 15 the January .we clean the house put rangoli all over the courtyard of the house.Buy new cloths. prepare pongal in Pongal panai Do puja and naivedyam pongal payasam with sugar cane and manchal kizhangu. Next day the kanu pongal and the next day mattu pongal.

People keep fast for 48 days from November 15 the onwards. They take irumudi kettu and go to Sabari malai to see Lord Ayyappan and Makara Jyothi..

Chanakya's Quotes

Chanakya's Quotes - Worth Learning

"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are the first target."

"Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous."

"The biggest guru-mantra is: Never share your secrets with anybody. If you cannot keep secret with you , do not expect that other will keep it. ! It will destroy you."

"There is some self-interest behind every friendship. There is no Friendship without self-interests. This is a bitter truth."

"Before you start some work, always ask yourself three questions - Why am I doing it, What the results might be and Will I be successful. Only when you think deeply and find satisfactory answers to these questions, go ahead."

"As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it."
"Once you start a working on something, don't be afraid of failure and don't abandon it. People who work sincerely are the happiest."

"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

"A man is great by deeds, not by birth."

"Treat your kid like a darling for the first five years. For the next five years, scold them. By the time they turn sixteen, treat them like a friend. Your grown up children are your best friends."

"Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth."

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