Why the Gobbillu ( Ball of cow-dunk decorated

with termeric etc .,)  are woshipped  in Dhanurmasa ? 

In the religion, the customs are follwed by strong beliefs

as there are certain reasons which the people are born

 by nature  with  the spiritual concepts in them.

Without knowing or knowing the reasons, the customs

have been observed  for the fruitful of the people  with

the completion of their ancient  traditions and customs.

The  Dharnurmasa enters  in the month of December

 (winter season) , that too mostly after 16^th of December.

The nature is   delightful with cold  and 

the nights  pass in the  tranquility.

The people get up early in the morning because the

Dharnumasa is itself a festivity season for the adorning,

 worshipping and  rejoicing in the pleasant

atmosphere for both the mundane and spiritual aspects.

The  Makara Sankranti  (Pongal) comes

 by the end of  Dhanurmasa only.

 All the villages are seen  in jubilation with their  harvest.

 The farmer (cultivator) is the spine of the nation.

He is the food giver (Anna Aaata).

Here in this Dharnurmasa, all the festivity

 can be seen in the Villages. 

The customs are followed according to the tradion. 

Even  in the towns and cities also the

same tradition is observed with the devotion.

Normally all the people know about the Gobbillu

 which are the balls of cow-drung decorated with

termeric, vermilion  and flowers , kept in front  of the

houses as a symbol of a Deity which is Sree Lakshmi.

In traditional manner,  in front of the houses,

people draw designs on the ground with coloured

 powders which are called Rangavallikas.

 On those Coloured desings (Rangavalli) ,

the Gobbillu are kept and decorated  with

the powder of rice,  Kumkum, turmeric,

 flowers etc., and worshipped  the Deity  .

The Goddess, Sree Mahalakshmi is in the

 form of Gobbillu which is strongly

 believed  and then worshipped.

Many other reasons can be seen by doing this customs.

Getting up early in the morning, taking

 bath with cold water, doing all these

traditional customs and worshipping the

 Goddess would be a great benefic of Ihika

 Aamushmika of  the joyful feelings,

kind of excercise, devotion,  health reason etc.

 So, in every tradtional custom there is a reason of benefit.

The Dhanurmasa festivity can not be described except

visit the villages and see personally the joy and

devotion  of the people.