Thiruvannamalai temple – Varushabhishekham performed
Marking the occasion of the 1st anniversary of the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple Kumbhabhishekham (6th February, 2017), ‘varushabhishekham’ and Kala Yagam Puranagadhi Deeparadhanai were performed on behalf of the Nagarathar community.
Rathasapthami celebrated at Thiruvannamalai temple
Rathasapthami literally means 7th day of the chariot – in this case, the chariot of the God Sun when he moves North. It occurs on the New Moon day in the Tamil calendar month Thai. Rathasapthami was performed today (Tuesday, 23rd January) at the Kalasapakkam river Cheyaru, Theerthavari was performed on the deities of the God and the Goddess at the Thiruvannamalai temple.
Release of special journal marking the occasion of Kumbabhishekham of the Lord Annamalaiyar temple
In a special function, the journal on the occasion of the Kumbhabhishekham of the temple of Lord Annamalaiyar (2017) was released. The event was organised at the Auditorium of the Chennai Raja Annamalaipuram Chettinad Vidyasharam School at 4.00 PM on 18th January.
The journal was released by the central defence minister Ms Nirmala Seetharaman and was received by the well-known industrialist A. C. Muthiah Chettiar.
Other participants on the occasion included- Annamalai Nagarathar Ubhayatharargal, the committee president S. Alagappan, Treasurer N. Narayanan, Devakottai S, Ramanathan, the temple Sivacharyas Thiagayaraya gurukkal, Ramesh gurukkal, Keerthivasan gurukkal, Gokul gurukkal, and Thiruvannamalai Rajaram.
