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Pathamudayam — worship and Pooja are offered at the moment the Sun reaches his highest exaltation degree. Vishti from 23h.59m. Good for conducting auspicious functions, partitioning properties, fitting doors, giving first rice feed to the

For the second crop, when the time comes to prepare the field bulls are brought into the field on an auspicious day. The yoke is placed on Anakaranam. Ploughing work is done from 6 am to 12 noon. On the 10th day of the Malayalam Thulam paddy is boiled and kept in Muram. The ceremonial lamp is lit and beaten rice, fried grain etc are offered on plantain leaves to Lord Ganapathi. This ritual is called Pathamudayam. The grain will be kept out of the Kalam before this ceremony. This ritual is the licence for using the courtyard for drying rice drying the boiled rice, etc. Pathamudayam: This is a ritual of rice-boiling. Early on the morning of Thualm 10th (Sept/ Oct), the boiled rice is placed in Muram (a carrier made of bamboo for winnowing rice) along with an iron knife at sunrise. Ripe plantain, agarbathi (incense candle), beaten rice and Nilavilakku (ceremonial lamp) are placed along with the boiled rice. Servants and dependents used to bring beaten rice to the landlord’s house by way of ritual obeisance.

This is celebrated on the ninth and tenth days of Thulavam month which falls in the month of October. Puthari Adiyanthiram (worshipping the new rice) is also held during the Pathamudayam.

After seeing Kani, the cattle also shown Kani. A little Konna flower beside the oil lamp is used for this. It is prepared in the cow shed. Besides, eatables are also given to them. This symbolises an agricultural ancestry. On Pathamudayam,the tenth Thulam too the same rites are performed

Pathamudayam (Tenth holy day)

The 10th day of the month Thulam (October-November) and Medam (April-May) are known as Pathamudayam. Pathamudayam of Tulam (October-November) is known as Thulapath and that of Medam (April-May) is known as Medapath. Both are important for agricultural operations. The importance of Vishu festival will last till the Pathamudayam.