Samantha celebrates baby shower
Mom to be girl,Samantha on the auspicious occasion of Vinayaka Chavithi celebrated her baby shower. The pictures of Samantha's baby shower are going viral on social media.
She celebrated her baby shower function along with her husband Raj Nidimoru at Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, Coimbatore. Sharing the pictures, Samantha posted "I have always had a deep respect for our traditions. I may not understand the meaning behind every ritual, but I have always believed that there is something deeper at work... in the sound of a mantra, the energy created through chanting, and the careful way the ancient practices have been passed down through generations,"
She continued "As the priest, a Srividya Upaasaka, began explaining each step, I slowly understood how thoughtful and meaningful the ceremony was. Every mantra had a purpose. Every offering had a meaning. Every step had its place."
One of the rituals performed during the ceremony was Kalaa Aavarana (Sri Kalpam), a specialised ritual from the Srividya tradition. Samantha explained that it honours the 94 kalas of Devi, representing her many divine qualities through the seven chakras of the mother-to-be.
"Sacred water and mantras are used to ritually cleanse and energise these centres, inviting the living presence of consciousness to flow through her,"
She continued "What moved me most was the way the mother is seen through this ritual. She is honoured as Devi herself, as the sacred creator through whom another life is taking form. It is a blessing for the child growing within her and also for the woman who is being born into a new version of herself,"
After the abhishekam, Samantha said the mother-to-be is seated at the sacred centre of the Sri Chakra Yantram. The yantram consists of nine aavaranas, which represent different stages of the spiritual journey. At its centre is the bindu, a single point that symbolises the source of creation and the presence of Lalita Tripurasundari.
She added "The chanting is believed to create a protective field around mother and child, offering the little one a sacred samskaara, a spiritual imprint formed through mantra, even before birth," she
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