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Thiruvannamalai Temple: Devotees permitted for Darshan during the Full Moon Day in the month of Margazhi!

Devotees have been permitted to visit the Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple at Thiruvannamalai for Darshan during the Full Moon Day (Pournami) in the sacred Tamil Calendar Month of Margazhi. Following this, there has been a teeming crowd of devotees for Darshan at the famous Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple!

‘Maha Deepam’ was lit in the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai!

Today (Friday, 19th November) being the concluding day of the sacred Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam Festival, the Maha Deepam was lit on the top of the 2668’ mountain situated behind the famous temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar. During this event of Maha Deepam lighting, the chant of the gathering of Devotees, “Annamalaiyarukku Arogara’ reverberated in the sky! […]

Karthigai Maha Deepam 2020 : Maha Deepam lit on the mountain peak in Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar temple

The sacred Maha Deepam was lit at 6 PM (on Sunday, 29th November 2020) at the mountain peak as the climax part of the grand Karthigai Deepam festival in progress at the Tiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple. During the evening, the adorned deities of the ‘Panchamurthys’ were carried on palanquins and placed in the Mandapam. At […]

6 Important Features of Kasi Sivarathri

The old literary classics inform that following above 6 activities must be observed while performing the special prayer on the occasion of Maha Sivarathri to be offered to Lord Siva either from the residence or at a temple! Performing Abhishekh on Siva linga – This signifies the purification of the soul. Applying kumkum (a special […]

250 special buses to operate on the occasion of Maha Sivarathri!

A notification released by the Tamil Nadu Express Transport Corporation Managing Director Muthukrishnan: ‘On the occasion of the sacred Maha Sivarathri festival falling on 21st February, on behalf of TNTC (Tamil Nadu Transport Corporation) – Villupuram, 250 special buses will be operated in the sections: Villupuram – Melmalaiyanur Chennai – Thiruvannamalai Chennai – Kalahasthi Gudiyatham- […]

The Divine marriage of the Lord and His consort in Thiruvannamalai performed on 21st March

In a special celebration yesterday (Thursday, 21st March) night at the Thiruvannamalai temple, the deity of Goddess Sri Unnamalai Amman was taken earlier from the ‘Kumarakkoil’ and taken through the Mada Veedhis to the Deepa Darisana Mandapam located in the 3rd corridor of the temple. The deity of Lord Arunachaleswarar was specially adorned and was […]