Guruswami also taught me how to prepare a small packet called irumudi kettu, literally, "two tied bundles." The front portion of the bag is meant for keeping the puja articles and other offerings to the deities at Sabarimala.
Sabarimala pilgrimage and Irumudi kettu are like inseparable twins. Ayyappa Swamy Archana 20.
Moong Dal or Thoor Dal - 1 small cup, Raw Rice 3 small cups ( Please bring these two items when you come for irumudi kattu. Only the pilgrims who have completed these austerities can get his irumudikettu and climb the 18 steps to His Sannidhanam. O Divya Jyothi 22.
The place is noted mainly as an edathavalam or halting-place for the Ayyappa devotees during Sabarimala pilgrimage. It is to be carried with utmost care and reverence all the way up the 18 steps. The front portion of the bag is meant for keeping the puja articles and other offerings to the deities at Sabarimala.
This ceremony is referred as Kettunira or Palli Kettu.
Ayyappa Darshanam 26.
One who wants to have a dharshan of the Lord has to carry an Irumudikettu and go through a vratham for 40 days. Sharanam Sabharisha 23. Munmudi comprises Mudra bags, usually 2 or 3 in number, which hold items for vazhipadu (offering) at the Sannidhanam like:
Ensure that the Irumudi is never placed on the ground. Sri Ayyappa Bhajanalu 14. In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India has scrapped the provision in the Kerala Hindu Places of Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Ru Maa Shabari Yatralo 21.
Sree Ayyappa Swamy Vijayam 17.
This packet had two compartments. The front compartment of the bag is called munmudi and back compartment of the bag is called pinmudi, the front portion (munmudi) is for Lord Ayyappa and the back portion (pinmudi ) is for carrying the personal belongings of the devotee.
Irumudi Priyudu 12. Nilakkal (/ ˈ n ɪ l ə k əl /), also spelled Nilackal, or formerly Chayal, is a remote ghat region located in the Goodrical range of Ranni forest division in Pathanamthitta District in the Indian state of Kerala. One compartment was for ghee-filled coconuts and coconuts for ceremoniously breaking as well as for camphor, incense sticks, saffron and other puja items. Ancient Hindu sages believed that periodic fasts or vrithams purify the human mind and body. 12. Irumudi binds the worshipper with the worshipped.
Ayyappa Devotees visiting the Sabarimala Temple carry the Irumudi – a specially designed bag with two compartments. Sharanam Sharanam 19. 11.
This ceremony is referred as Kettunira or Palli Kettu. Ayyappa Sannidhanam 27. Ayyappa Devotees visiting the Sabarimala Temple carry the Irumudi – a specially designed bag with two compartments. For a proper pilgrimage and better effect of the pilgrimage what are the items to be taken along in the Irumudi and what is the purpose of each item. Ayyappa Chalisha 25. 11.
Irumudi kettu is a travel pouch or a travel kit of the Sabarimala pilgrims. Read this article to know about the Irumudi kettu or palli kettu, the items in the Irumudi kettu and the purpose. The front compartment of the bag is called munmudi and back … Asha Kiranam Ayyappa 24. By adhering to an austere way of life and observing tapas in body, mind and speech, man transcends his earthly limitations and changes for the better, so says the Bhagavad Gita.
Ayyappa Swami Janma Rahasyam 15. Speak soft words as the person observing the fast is believed to be Ayyappa Himself and is expected to be respected by one and all. Sabarimala is an important pilgrim town located within a forest reserve, famous for the Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Dharma Sastha Temple, that attracts more than 30 million pilgrims annually, making it the largest in India and second largest in the world, after Haji Pilgrimage of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Irumudi kettu is a small bag with two compartments one in the front and another in the back that has to be filled with Pooja items. Irumudi kettu is a small bag with two compartments one in the front and another in the back that has to be filled with Pooja items.
Saranam Sabaresha 13. The Pilgrimage .
It is such a strong tie that the devotee and the devoted are no longer two different entities but a single whole. It is very auspicious to get it from wife (married) or mother (unmarried) - if wife or mom cannot gie for some reason, get from sister (like) - the ratio is 3:1 - please bring in small quantities packed in Ziploc so that it can be put in