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Pandhakkaal erection for the grand Deepam festival

‘Pandhakkaal’ erection for the grand ‘Deepam’ festival at Thiruuvannamalai temple With the ensuing grand festival of ‘Deepam Thiruvizha’ at the Lord Arunachaleeswarar temple at Thiruvannamalai, the inaugural ceremony of performing a special Abhishekham for the first wooden pole (Pandhakkaal in Tamil) for the erection of the thatched shed – known as Pandhal in Tamil – […]

Launch of Special ‘Prasadam’ bags with awareness slogans

Launch of Special ‘Prasadam’ bags with awareness slogans – water management at Thiruvannamalai temple Thiruvannamalai district collector K S Kandaswamy inaugurated the introduction of new ‘prasadam bags’ with the printed slogans on Water Management Movement – Jalsakthi Abhiyan – at the famous Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleeswarar temple complex on Wednesday, 18th September. The Joint Commissioner R. […]

Aadi Pooram Festival at Arunachaleswarar Temple

Aadi Pooram Festival at Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple After the deities of Lord Vinayaka and Goddess Parasakthi Amman are taken to the Sanctum Sanctorum of Amman Sannidhi, the sacred flag hoisting ceremony for the festival will be performed in the early morning at 5.20 AM on 25th July – the day on which the sacred […]