The story behind Puthandu
Families clean the home, draw kolam, visit temples, wear new clothes, and share a festive meal that includes different tastes as a reminder that the year will bring many experiences. The day is also u…
Families clean the home, draw kolam, visit temples, wear new clothes, and share a festive meal that includes different tastes as a reminder that the year will bring many experiences. The day is also used for beginning accounts, seeking elders' blessings, and invoking divine grace for the year ahead.
Gau Seva on Puthandu honours auspicious beginning through nourishment. Feeding Gaumata on the first day of the Tamil year places compassion at the center of the household sankalp. It is a prayer that prosperity not remain decorative like the kani alone, but become living support for sacred beings.