Ratha Sapthami day on 1st February: Lord Arunchaleswarar Thiruvannamalai

Ratha Sapthami day on 1st February: the deity at Thiruvannamalai taken on a procession to supervise the paddy fields!

The special occasion of ‘Ratha Sapthami’ occurred on Saturday, 1st February. On this sacred occasion, the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar was taken out on a procession from the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunchaleswarar in the early morning to inspect/supervise the growth/harvest of the crops in the lands belonging to the temple.

Subsequently, the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar was taken down to the river ‘Cheyyaru’ to offer Darshan to the devotees.

‘Theerthavari’ was performed at Cheyyayru at 3.00 PM on this day (Saturday, 1st February) for the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar.