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**viepedorlella** · 12-23-2009, 03:47 AM

Sri.Durga Dasan,

In our village we call 'saptha Kanni' pooja. It is very simple. No mantras that I know of. Just seven objects are placed (usually 7 bricks, standing upright!); washed with water, washed with turmeric water then Kunkumam applied. Offerings like beatle leaves, bananas, coconut, rice and whatever more fruits can be offered; in the extensive case, pongal is cooked over there and offered followed by just a prayer as the person can think of. Usually the pooja takes place at the noon (most kids are threatened against taking away the banana and coconut offerings to our dismay!

). The offerings are made well away from the village. Mostly done by non-brahmins.

Muneeswaran is a similar deal. Only three bricks standing upright with all the works. Pongal is mandatory (even now at home I call the pongal without cashew nuts as 'muneeswaran pongal!). Before every harvest Muneeswaran gets his pongal. Muneeswaran does not accept pongal from caste brahmins! (How is that!

). So, all the brahmins in the village (not many of them though), depended upon non-brahmin ladies to conduct the pongal offerings. Usually done at the farm.

I do not know about all the details about the Kaateri pooja. Usually done by ladies, well away from the village, conducted after 10 PM. Boys and men are banned any where near the site. I haven't got a clue how it was done. Sorry.

Cheers!

12-23-2009, 03:47 AM	#8
viepedorlella Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 446 Senior Member	Sri.Durga Dasan, In our village we call 'saptha Kanni' pooja. It is very simple. No mantras that I know of. Just seven objects are placed (usually 7 bricks, standing upright!); washed with water, washed with turmeric water then Kunkumam applied. Offerings like beatle leaves, bananas, coconut, rice and whatever more fruits can be offered; in the extensive case, pongal is cooked over there and offered followed by just a prayer as the person can think of. Usually the pooja takes place at the noon (most kids are threatened against taking away the banana and coconut offerings to our dismay!). The offerings are made well away from the village. Mostly done by non-brahmins. Muneeswaran is a similar deal. Only three bricks standing upright with all the works. Pongal is mandatory (even now at home I call the pongal without cashew nuts as 'muneeswaran pongal!). Before every harvest Muneeswaran gets his pongal. Muneeswaran does not accept pongal from caste brahmins! (How is that! ). So, all the brahmins in the village (not many of them though), depended upon non-brahmin ladies to conduct the pongal offerings. Usually done at the farm. I do not know about all the details about the Kaateri pooja. Usually done by ladies, well away from the village, conducted after 10 PM. Boys and men are banned any where near the site. I haven't got a clue how it was done. Sorry. Cheers!
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