Thingaloor is the isthalam of chandiran. The Tamil name of the chandiran is Thingal so this village called as Thingaloor.
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Villagers commence the rice feeding of their infant children in the temples of their family deities. The affluent do this in the Guruvayurappan temple. In Tamilnadu Thingalur Kailasanathar temple is noted for this ritual.
This
function is celebrated by people on Ashwini, Mrigasheersha, Uthiram,
Swati, Tiruvonam, Sadayam and Revathi star days during the Chandra Hora
time ( Horas are specific times each day showing good and bad times –
Chandra Hora is one of the best time in the day). Before
feeding the child with rice (Annaprasana) the child is shown the moon
and a cow, thus bringing the blessings of Jaladevadha (water God) and
Oushadhi Devadha (God of medicines). It
is believed that Jaladevadha would protect the child from cold, fever
etc. and even if it so happens it would be cured by the Oushadhi
Devatha.
It should be understood that showing the moon to the child while feeding
is not simply to make the child cheerful and eat but there is a
spiritual aspect too.
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