Kaavadi Carrying Procession and its Results

Preparation For Kaavadi Seva :

The preparations start 48 days before the two-day Thaipusam festival. The devotees purge themselves of all mental and physical impurities. They take only one vegetarian meal per day and 24 hours before Thaipusam, they must maintain a complete fast. The devotees prepare themselves by following strict purification austerities that include:

• Transcendence of desire
• Shaving of the head
• Following a vegetarian diet and refraining from alcohol
• Sexual abstinence
• Bathing in cold water
• Sleeping on the floor
• Constant prayers

kaavadi Seva   -  Different Types of Kaavadi  Seva

Irrespective of Deeksha Dharana , devotees may partake in Different types of Kaavadi for Murugan.

1.)  Pushpa Kaavadi( Flowers)  :  Bestowed with Wealth and Reputation.

2.)  Paal Kaavadi (Milk)  :  For good Attraction, Marriage, Potency.

3.)Panneer Kaavadi(Rose Water):Removal of all physical and mental Ailments.

4.)  Chandana Kaavadi  :  For removal of Psychological Ailments.

5.)  Vibhuti Kaavadi ( Sacred Ash)   :   Bestowed with Murugan Blessings.

6.)  Chakkara Kaavadi  (Sugar)  :  Bestowed releif from unhappiness.

7.)  Panchamirtham   :  Grace of Murugan.

8.)   Then  Kaavadi  (Honey)  :  Bestowed by Kubera.

9.)  Phalam Kaavadi  (Fruits)  :  Bestowed with good Education, Knowledge.

10.)  VEL Kaavadi,

  (The Weapon of Murugan) : Destroys Negative Elements, Enlightens Wisdom.

            one who is in need of healing, or as a means of balancing a spiritual debt.  Devotees process and dance along a pilgrimage route while bearing these burdens.