Aadi Thiruvizha is a festival celebrated in Tamil Nadu, the South Indian state. This festival is celebrated once a year in Tamil month of Aadi, that comes in the month of July. People in general would pray to ‘Goddess Amman’ to fulfill their wishes. They have a kind of superstitious belief, that by pleasing the Goddess their wishes would be fulfilled. So to please the Goddess, they in return would cook and offer the sweet pongal (which is said to be the favorite dish of Goddess Amman) in the temple; or by poking iron rods to their cheeks and body; or by iron hooks attached to their body, pulling the cart of Goddess idol; or by walking on the fire; or by walking with the pots on their heads from one end to the other end of the village and so on. It’s also learnt that, they believe in Goddess entering some of women’s bodies for a while due to which they start to shake powerfully. This kind of act continues for few minutes and then they faint instantly, which means that the ‘Goddess Amman’ left their body. People from all the villages of Tamil Nadu participate in this festival with full of enthusiasm. Especially on this day, they forget all the pains that they underwent in their life and enjoy to the fullest extent possible.
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