I have given my answer.
I had asked this question very early , early enough to warrant a 'summary-disposal' from my elders with a curt reply, like "Adu appadithaan" (don't try to question our traditions! .... or to that effect.)
Somehow, I was not deterred by such admonitions, and was even 'at home' with such!
I feel fortunate that I do not put down the eager minds thus!
I learned to even put up with people who ask for purposes other than sincerely knowing it!
Psn (7th Sept, 2009)
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Why chilli and chilli powder not used when we prepare food in memory of forefathers ?
For hot taste the pepper only used and no green or dry chilli or chilli powder not used generally when we prepare foods in memory of elders we call generaly ''thithi'' or ''srardham''. Do you know any reason for it?
The ‘Hot’ reason(my answer):
Two reasons:1) Chillies came from some other country, just a few centuries ago (they say it is Africa or so, that is why it is not very popular even in USA. At US, it is mostly 'salt 'n' pepper, still!).2) This is a more important reason: Chilli is a 'negative' pranic food. Our fore-fathers looked at spices, food etc, in terms of their "life-energy" contents, rather than 'nutrition' value that we have today, like we look for calories, protiens, vitamins etc. They are concerned with most important aspect of "life" the very life energy itself! Not the physical efficiency . Physical efficiancy was a natural consequence though! Unfortunately for us now, all the items of 'negative' life energy by nature taste superb! Verification of this aspect (or even elaboration, if somebody seeks just an 'entertainment' value from explanations, needs more space and time!)
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