Bhogi Pallu decoration ideas at home

Bhogi Pallu is a ceremony in which all fruits and money are gathered and scattered over the heads of young children to protect them from evil spirits. Let’s find out how you can decorate your home on the eve of Bhogi Pallu. 

Bhogi Pallu or Bhogi Pandigai will be celebrated in January 14, 2024. Of the four days, Bhogi is the first day of Makar Sankranti or Pongal festivities.  On this day, people discard old things and burn it in the fire. The people also light crackers early in the morning to celebrate Bhogi Pallu or Bhogi Pandigai.

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The Bhogi festival is considered to be one of the most significant festivals celebrated in southern India. It is celebrated in the southern states of Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka every year for children who are less than 5 years old. It is believed that by performing Bhogi Pallu, harmful or unfavourable things for children, which are also referred to as dishti, would be removed from their lives.

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How is Bhogi Pallu Celebrated? 

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On the day of Bhogi, there is a ceremony known as Bhogi Pandlu that has to be carried out. On the festival of Bhogi, the children are given new clothes to wear. Aarti is performed for them, and then Bhogi Pandlu (Bhogi Pallu), which is a specific concoction of gooseberries, foodstuff, sugarcane, and rice, is sprinkled over the heads of youngsters to protect them from the powers of evil.

• The home is decorated with flowers and balloons, following the preferences of the parents. 
• The ceremony takes place in the evening, just before the sun sets.
• Before dusk, it is necessary to harvest things, such as the Indian berries, which are also known by their local name, Regi pallu.
• The Tiny Regi Pallu requires that sugar cane, chocolates, flowers, and small coins be put together before use.
• Towards the end of the day, just before sunset, kids get ready and are positioned facing east on the chair.
• Before beginning the event, the diya is first lit in front of God in the house.
• Now the mother takes a handful of the Bhogi pallu and circles it around the child’s head three times, once in a clockwise direction and then once in an anticlockwise direction.
• The object is lowered softly onto the child’s head in the last step.
• The same thing is done by the more senior members of the family, and after that, the Bhogi Pally Ceremony can continue with the participation of the neighbours.
• At long last, the child’s Mangala Arathi is done.
• After the Bhogi pallu has been gathered, the coins need to be removed with caution so that they can be given to the cows and other animals.

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Bhogi Pallu decoration ideas at home

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Bhogi Pallu function 

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All the children in the house get dressed up and have a special event on the day of Bhogi. You can experiment with a variety of different little background decorations that are designed just for the Bhogi Pandlu event. The items used in the decoration are readily available for purchase online or at the nearby storefront.  

Items that can be used for the backdrop for bhogi pallu decoration ideas at home

• Raw silk fabric or Banaras cloth in blue
• Pink tulle/net fabric
• Decorative torans and tassels
• A little hand-painted canvas with kolam pattern
• Jasmine garland strings
• Kites 

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