Ratha Sapthami day on 1st February: Lord Arunchaleswarar Thiruvannamalai
Ratha Sapthami day on 1st February: the deity at Thiruvannamalai taken on a procession to supervise the paddy fields!
The special occasion of ‘Ratha Sapthami’ occurred on Saturday, 1st February. On this sacred occasion, the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar was taken out on a procession from the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunchaleswarar in the early morning to inspect/supervise the growth/harvest of the crops in the lands belonging to the temple.
Subsequently, the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar was taken down to the river ‘Cheyyaru’ to offer Darshan to the devotees.
‘Theerthavari’ was performed at Cheyyayru at 3.00 PM on this day (Saturday, 1st February) for the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar.
Maruvoodal Festival 2020
On Friday, 18th January 2020, after the Maha Abhishekham was performed on the deity of Lord Arunachaleswarar, the deity was carried around the mountain. At 3.00 PM in the evening, the event of ‘Maruvoodal’ was performed at the 2nd Corridor of the temple.
On Sunday, 19th January 2020, the deity of Lord Chandrasekharar was carried to the ‘Thenpennai’ River and ‘Theerthavaari’ was to be performed on the deity. The deities of the Utsava Murthy’s in the surrounding temple are also carried out to participate in the river festival.
Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Theerthavari
Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Theerthavari, Thenpennai River, Manalurpettai.
Thiruvoodal Urchavam, Thiruvannamalai
Tamil month ‘Thai’ Special Abhishekhams performed at Thiruvannamalai temple
New Moon Day on the Tamil month ‘Thai’ Special Abhishekhams performed at Thiruvannamalai temple
The New Moon Day falling in the Tamil Calendar month of ‘Thai’ is considered traditionally as a very sacred occasion in the Tamil Hindu culture.
So, on this New Moon Day in the month of Thai this year, on the ‘pradosham’ day, special abhishekhams were performed on the Nandhis located in the 5 corridors of the temple at the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple and later, Deeparadhanai was also performed.
The deity of Pradosha Nayakar offered Darshan to the devotees on the special carriage of Golden Rishabham (bull or Nandhi).
Thiruvoodal Utsavam – 3rd Round
The 3rd round of Thiruvoodal Utsavam was performed at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple at Thiruvannamalai on 16th January, the festival of Mattuppongal.
