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Manickavaasagar Festival at Thiruvannamalai

One of the 63 Saivite Nayanmars, Manickavassagar’s festival was celebrated at the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar. The idol of the Nayanmar Manickavasagar was taken on a procession on the corridor streets of the temple at Thiruvannamalai. The deities of Lord Nataraja and His Consort Goddess Sivakamsundari were adorned especially for this occasion and Deeparadhanai […]

After the Maha Deepam lighting at Thiruvannamalai temple, ‘Prayachitham pooja’ performed with holy water spray!

The grand Maha Deepam festival at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple at Thiruvannamalai was perfumed with traditional grandeur and devotion for 10 days and concluded with the Maha Deepam lighting on 24th November. Subsequently, the holy penance (prayachitham) water was taken to the top of the mountain and the holy penance water was sprayed on the […]