-Namdev Manohar
In the dawn light of my life, the clearest pictures I see are linked with temples. One of the pictures I see with the temple ambiance is that of thidambu nritham proponent Puthumana Govindan Namboothiri. While puthumana arrives to dance at a temple, we will have a mood that the devotees are blessed and puthumana has come to stir up the consciousness that we will continue as devotees for the coming year. The memories remains full of life around temples with devotion on a normal day and festival during annual prathishta day. Thidambu nritham done by puthumana govindan namboothiri is only once in a year. There will be other ceremony such as Ramayana parayana, bhagavatha sapthaha by acharyas, chenda melam, kathakali but thidambu nritham performed by puthumana is greater than everything else in temple. The temple followers and temple adjoining gets his blessing yearly once. The festival days during early days are in my mind. There was some relaxation for children at home. On prathishta dina, we had to get up at 5 am in the morning and take bath soon. Duty will be allotted for all children living near temple. Cleaning of temple surrounding, collect flowers for morning poojas to temple, arrange place for bhajans. Duty will change year after year. After 61/2 am on the day we the children be supposed to deliver bhagavathgeetha and harinamakeerthana at temple. These experiences are sweet in memories. We are not able to meditate on how much was the support and blessing of temple in life. We reach the temple in the morning, come back home evening, quick bath, again and again, rush to temple. There will be thidambu nritham of puthumana which fills in vigor and blessing for the subsequent year. In front of temple, puthumana will stand with an ornamented lord in his hands. Then devotionally he keeps lord above the godly cap. At that time, all devotees will stand with coupled hands bit by bit enchanting lord’s name in the lips. Lord will be smiling on top between the garlands and shower blessing on us. The picture of Puthumana energized by the Lord’s presence will be ready to start thidambu nritham. His peace of the face and enthusiastic to act upon lord’s steps gives us blessing and support for years. The thidambu nritham steps by puthumana produce an illustration of move smoothly in that environment. Every follower present there gets supremely elevated in their minds. O god! These steps not only fill up my eyes but also my spirits. O god! Why should I be concerned in life when this embodiment of Indian traditions and practice embark on by priest are with us signified in these godly steps. We devotees are a family of god’s servants centered by messenger puthumana govindan namboothiri in his thidambu nritham. The recollections of puthumana’s temple thidambu nritham are like light houses that provide brightness in the path of my life. In this life, always praying god and holding heavenly lotus feet is primary which is apparent in puthumana govindan namboothiri’s thidambu nritham.
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