Sakthi Foundation
Poraiyar UNI5 Center reports about Navarathry 2015
We thank Mr.Venlatesan and Sakthi Foundation for giving chance to celebrate Navarathry festival for 10 days. This is very unique and new for this locality people even though they have heard about it. We got the chance to set the Golu with understanding and celebrating with backups of proper literature also.
We placed 5 steps and arranged the dolls given by Sakthi Foundation along with the idol of Saradha Devi. Every day a sacred food was offered. Even very poor parents offered her prasadham to Devi. Local community people came to our R.B.School and observed participated very well and encouraged the event. Parents felt it is very important to expose children at this age to Indian heritage and traditions like this.
Children were clear with the naming of dolls.
A child said that like Ganesa chathurthy we have brought many colorful dolls to school.
We made the setup of 5 land forms of Tamil Nadu.
Most of the UNI5 presentations as show tell were related with Golu concepts, dolls by children.
Various questions were also asked by children. [Why desert lands cannot make plants to grow?]
Every day proper energy conversion experiments were also shown.
We say the awareness within us in symbolized as ''DURGAI''.
During this time we tried our best to show how sea is giving birth for first living cell from amino acid.
Then we slowly took the evolution theory.
We narrated Mahishasura legend as our adamant nature.
We narrated Raktha beejan legend as our multiple mistakes out of ignorance to screen one mistake.
A child offered his food to a crow after poojas.
Children linked many geometrical shapes with Golu set up. [Rishis are sitting in circle before Shiva like us in circle time]
A child asked why Vaaraahi Devi's face is like a wild boar.
Children brought flowers daily.
Dasavathram of Vishnu was given as UNI5 concept for evolution lesson.
Children were asking questions about various forms of deities.
Children welcomed and gave warm guest treatment to parents.
The materials with us are being symbolized as ''MHALAXMI''. - We explained.
We also gave show tell presentation with Ashta laxmies and needs of life.
We narrated Chanda Munda legend. [What we do, we will enjoy]
When we showed Vishnu's viswa roopam picture, a child said that all 5 bhoothams are his face.
We gave the presentation of Sumba Nisumbar.
Our I.Q, art forms, information, knowledge, wisdom, experience is symbolized as ''Saraswathy or saradha''.
Legend of Dhoora Lochanan was narrated.
While showing Balarama we spoke much about agriculture.
Madhu Kaidapar legend was narrated.
We said that any caste can celebrate Navarathry.
With regards.,
Poraiyar Team.
