Special Abhishekhams performed on New Moon Pradisham Day at Annamalaiyar temple in Thiruvannamalai!
‘Pradosham’ on the New Moon Day in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai occurred on Monday, 20th April this year (2020).
So, on this day (Monday, 20th April), in the holy Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Annamaliayr with His Cosort Goddess Sri Unnamulaiyamman, Special Abhishekhams and Deeparadhanais were performed on the 5 Nandihis (Periya Nandhi, Chinna Nandhi, Kodi Maram Nandhi, Adhikara Nandhi, and Saravilakku Nandhi, and Artha Mandapa Nandhi) located in the 5 corridors of the temple, and the Amman Sanctum Sanctorum Nandhi and also the deity of the Pradosha Nayakar.
Tiruvannamalai temple administration announces cancelation of the Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam!
The temple administration of the Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar temple has announced that the Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam (Spring festival celebrated in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai) has been canceled.
The festival has been scheduled to be celebrated from 27th April to 6th May.
The Joint Commissioner of the Thiruvannamalai temple administration gave this information.
Tamil New year’s Day – almanac released in a function at the Thruvannamalai temple!
In the temple of Lord Annamalaiyar with His Consort Goddess Sri Unnamulai Amman, on the occasion of the Tamil New Year’s Day, the new alamanc (New Year’s Panchangam) was offered to the Deities in the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Sambandha Vinayagar situated at the 3rd corridor of the temple on 14th April, Tuesday. During the function, after the offer of the new almanac to the deities, the temple Sivacharyas read the new Almanac.
Karthi Gurukkal, Murthy Gurukkal, Raju Gurukkal, Keerthivasan Gurukkal, Gokul Gurukkal and Thirukkoil Maniyam Karunanidhi participatedin the function.
