On the 6th day of the Tirukkarthigai festival celebrated grandly in the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple (19th November), the deity of Lord Chandrasekhara was taken on a procession on the carriage of elephant along with th deities of the 53 nayanmars or Saivite Saints along with Nalvar Sekkizhar.
The Maha Deepam Coprai (Oil receptacle pot) made ready for the occasion of the lighting of the Maha deepam on the peak of the mountain Thiruvannamalai on the grand occasion of Thirukkarthigai Deepam 2018.
On the 5th night of the grand Thirukkarthigai festival in progress in a grand manner in the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple, the deities of the Lord on the carriage of Rishabha (sacred bull) and the deity of Goddess Parasakthi Amman on the silver Kamadhenu (sacred cow), the deity of Lord Vinayaka on the carriage of […]
On the super-auspicious occasion of Panguni Uthiram (-The Hindu system – the star Uthiram falling on the Full Moon Day on the Hindu calendar month of Panguni), the divine marriage of the deity of the Lord Periyanayakar Somskandar was taken to the 3rd corridor of the temple in front of the temple flag and the […]
Maha Deepam was lit in Om Arunachaleswarar Temple The Thiruvannamalai temple holds immense popularity for the Karthigai Deepam festival that began in the early hours today. The barani deepam was lighted inside the temple premises. Nearly 20 lakh devotees are awaited at the Thiruvannamalai to find the Maha Deepam that is lit on top of […]
The festival events on day # 2 of the grand Deepam festival at the Thiruvannamalai temple: On the 2nd day of the Deepam festival, a procession of the deities – the deity of Lord Arulmigu Chandrasekarar in the carriage of the Surya Prabhai (Sun God) and the deity of the Lord Vinayaka on the carriage […]
The divine procession of the deity of the Lord Periyanayakar on the carriage of Adhikara Nandi, the deity of His Concert Goddess Ambal in the carriage of Vellai Annam (Silver Swan), the deity of Lord Vinayaka in the carriage of silver mooshikam (silver mouse) and the deity of Lord Muruga in the carriage of peacock, […]
On the sacred occasion of the Aadi Pooram festival, a special theerthavari was performed at the 5th Corridor of the Thiruvannamalai temple at 11.00 AM in the Sivagangai pond. Earlier to the theerthavari function, the deity of Sri Parasakthi Amman was taken to the Thheerthavari Mandapam to offer Darshan to the devotees.
Following the recent celebration of Vinayaka Chathurthi, special abhishekhams were performed on Lord Sambandha Vinayakar in the Thiruvannamalai Lord Annamalaiyar Temple. The deity of the Lord Vinayaka in V/O.C. Nagar Vinayakar temple was taken on a procession on the streets on the divine carriage of palanquin made of pearls.
On the special occasion of the Aadi Krithigai, more than a thousand kavadis were taken on a procession from the Lord Arunachaleswara temple along the temple corridors.