Thalam is filled with rice, flowers and a lighted lamp. Thalappoli, a ceremonial procession, is a significant item in most of the festivals in Kerala In this ritual, women or young girls carry thalam, which literally means plate, in their hands. Over 60 women and children participated in the Thalapolli.
The Thalapolli for our Lord Ayyappa was conducted to the accompaniment of " Chenda", the traditional music in all Kerala temples. The puja started with Sankalpam and Abhishekham for Lord Ayyappa (with milk, curd, ghee, panchamrutham, Sandal, Turmeric, tender coconut water, and Bhasman) This was followed by a bhajans during which Lord Ayyappa was decorated and mounted on an elephant in preparation for the thalapolli procession to the chant of Vazhinada. Check out the photos from the event on Picasa. The 18 steps for Lord Ayyappa was renovated and there were special decorations around the 18 steps. We had 200+ devotees participating in the event.
The Shiva Vishnu temple in Livermore, California along with Ayyappa Samaaj ( YahooGroups: Ayyappasamaaj - Click here to join Ayyappasamaaj: ) kicked off the start of the Ayyappa Mandala Puja in a very grand manner on November 15, 2009. For this satisfaction all the people arrive at the light of Sri Ayyappa to destroy his own ahanta, the egotism and all will end in bliss. To avoid darkness or shade of all the difficulties and grievances from your life which are created by your own ego, self or pride, you have to go to the light of God. It is the ‘you’ creates problems against your life think ‘Tatwamasi’. It is the man’s own desire for existence creates impediments in the flow of life and unfomfortfulness. If you felt your ego, that is your innermost soul or consciousness or Iswara. Otherwise the feeling of your self or ego is really the Tat i.e god. The reality beyond the experiences of our life reveals the truth saying ‘Thou art you’. May be, but the vicious side of it is not by God. If we ask whether the pride of the ‘self’ feeling of one man, is created by the God. But it is that horn which becomes the reason for its own death, by hanging on any creepers, binding the branched horn accidentally anywhere in the forest. For example the grandeur of the deer reflects on its horns. It is the only one thing that is ‘you’, which creates all the problems from the within of you. But how a lot of problems occur in the worldly life? The reason for that, is not other thing, but the thought of your ‘self’, which you cannot avoid anyway. How the principle of ‘ Tatwamasi’ is reflected in the worldly life, since having different kinds of problems arising? As per the laws of creation of universe the God has not created any difficulties or grievances or problems. Tat is a consciousness of the oneself and it is also the God itself. It is only the reflection of God and the reality of it is felt as you and yourself. It is not only us but even the universe has no reality. Likewise, all the beings reflecting on the mirror of world feel that they are existing and moving. This phenomenon, which make us feel the nothingness as the fullness and it is, according to the spiritual sciences, called Maya. But we feel that it has life and existence and it is real. The reflection on the mirror has no life or existence and it is not real.
The image of god sees the reflection of us on the mirror of the world. The thing which is in front of a mirror is the image and the idol of Iswara is called image. When we stand in front of the mirror, and point out to that, the reflection of us will also point at us. Tat means that, Twam means you, and Asi means is. This word of message is from the Chando gyopanishat, means “That is you” The diffusion of the word is Thath. Of land was purchased from CIDCO in Sector-8, Vashi and a Balalayam was built on the sacred land.Tat Twam Asi = Thou art you. In 1991, with the blessings of Lord Ayyappa, about 500 Sq. Thereafter, continuously for 14 long years, Three day Mandala Pooja Mahotsavam was held at the same ground in Sector-1, Vashi, culminating on the first Saturday of December. Later, in 1982 an organization was formed under the name ‘NEW BOMBAY AYYAPPA MISSION” and was legally registered under the Bombay Public Trust Act and Societies Act, Maharashtra. It was way back in October 1978, a group of Ayyappa Devotees thought, planned and built a makeshift temple in the open ground of Sector-1, Vashi to perform a one day “Sree Ayyappa Pooja” (Mandala Pooja). A glimpse on the origin, development, forward journey and fame of Sree Ayyappa Temple, Vashi.
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