Thiru Edu-Vasippu
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Thiru Edu-Vasippu is the India
n ayyavazhi
festival
of melodiously reading the contents of Akilattirattu Ammanai
, celebrated in Pathis and Nizhal Thangals. It is read for periods of three days, five days, ten days or seventeen days. But in the Pathis, strictly, it was read for seventeen days and hence completed every year; Thiru Edu was scheduled according to that.
The part which was read on the first day was called Akilam one
and the part read on day two was called Akilam two
, and so on. Since it was read for seventeen days it was scheduled up to Akilam seventeen.
India
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n ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi
Ayyavazhi is a dharmic belief system that originated in South India in the 19th century. It is cited as an independent monistic religion by several newspapers, government reports and academic researchers. In Indian censuses, however, the majority of its followers declare themselves as Hindus...
festival
Festival
A festival or gala is an event, usually and ordinarily staged by a local community, which centers on and celebrates some unique aspect of that community and the Festival....
of melodiously reading the contents of Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilattirattu Ammanai
Akilathirattu Ammanai , also called Thiru Edu , is the main religious text of the Tamil belief system Ayyavazhi...
, celebrated in Pathis and Nizhal Thangals. It is read for periods of three days, five days, ten days or seventeen days. But in the Pathis, strictly, it was read for seventeen days and hence completed every year; Thiru Edu was scheduled according to that.
The part which was read on the first day was called Akilam one
Akilam one
The Akilam one is the first among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi. This section includes the Kappu, the very first part; it tells of the Detchanam, and describes the political and sociological situation in the early world.- The Kappu :The word, Kappu,...
and the part read on day two was called Akilam two
Akilam two
Akilam Two is the second among the seventeen parts of Akilattirattu Ammanai, the scripture of Ayyavazhi. This parts includes the whole of the Thretha Yukam and a few events of the Dwapara Yukam, such as creation of bodies of the god-heads and subjects of the yukam.-Creating Thretha Yukam:After the...
, and so on. Since it was read for seventeen days it was scheduled up to Akilam seventeen.