Om Aunachaleswarar Temple – Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam 2024 – 10th Day celebrations
On the 10th day of the Chitra Poornami Vasant Utsavam at the Tiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Temple, the Periyanayakar Parasakthi Amman Iyan Kulikara Uttaruli Tirthavari took place. A significant number of devotees participated in this event and had the opportunity to have darshan of the deity.
Om Arunachalashwarar Temple Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam Festival 2024: Day 9
At the Tiruvannamalai Arunasalesuvarar temple, the Chitrai Vasant Utsavam was held in pouring rain on Aril 22rd, 2024. On the ninth day, a puppet flower throwing ceremony was held in front of the Mahi tree. Despite the heavy rain, devotees performed darshan of Sami.
Chitra Pournami: Prime Timing for Girivalam Expedition in Tiruvannamalai
The ideal time for undertaking Girivalam on the occasion of the Full Moon Day (Pournami or Poornima day for the Tamil Calendar month of ‘Chithirai’) at the Tiruvannamalai Temple of Lord Arunchaleswarar has been announced!
As a tradition over the last few centuries, lakhs of devotees visiting to have the Darshan of Lord Arunchaleswarar and His Consort Goddess Unnamulaiamman undertake the ‘Girivalam’ (Undertaking a walk around the bottom of the mountain) before the Darshan!
In this situation, the Temple administration of the Tiruvannamalai temple has announced that the ‘Thithi’ of Pournami in the Tamil Calendar month of Chithirai is set to occur from 04.16 AM (Tuesday, 23rd April) until 05.47 AM (Wednesday, 24th February). As such, the devotees may undertake the Girivalam` during this period!