Mahakumbabhishekam Deeparadhanai
As part of the Mahakumbabhishekam at the Thiruvannamalai temple, Deeparadhanai was held for the shrine of Goddess Abithakuchalambal. Below are photographs of the event:
Mahakumbabhishekam: Kaapu tying ceremony
As part of the Mahakumbabhishekam held in the Thiruvannamalai temple on Sunday, Kaapus were tied on the idols. Below are pictures of the ceremony.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam: 3rd Feb event
The grand sacred consecration (Kumbhabhishekham) at the famous temple of Annamalaiyar in progress is seen in pictures below. Thousands of devotees are participating as you can see here.
Sacred umbrella hoisting to Raja Gopura kalasam
The sacred umbrella is hoisted to the Raja Gopura Kalasam at Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Thirukovil, Tiruvannamalai.
Maha Kumbhabhishekam proceedings
The grand consecration (Maha Kumbhabhishekham) of the famous Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Annamalaiyar and his consort Unnamalaiyar was performed between 9.30 am and 10.30 am yesterday, the 2nd February, Friday.
The grand occasion of the consecration (Maha Kumbhabhishekam) included the Kumbhabhishekham performed on the smaller temple towers in the temple complex where all the 85 Sanctum Sanctorum (Sanctum Sanctorum is the place where deities reside) in the temple in different corridors of the temple including the Kamabathinaiyanar Periya Nandhi (Giant bull) in the 5th corridor of the temple, The Bhairavar Chinna Nandhi (small bull) in the 4th corridor, and the deity of Magizhamara Dakshinamurthy in the 3rd corridor, the deities of the 63 Saivaite Nayanmars, the adjacent Sannadhi Amman Sannidhi, Navagrahams, Chitragupta, and Pidari Amman are located.
Maha Kumbhabhshekham: Pooranagadhi Deeparadhanai
The grand sacred Maha Kumbhabhishekham at the famous Annamalayar temple is in progress. The event sees participation from thousands of devotees.
As per scheduling done on the evening of 1st February, Wednesday, special pooranagadhi Deeparadhanai was performed during the third part of the day. In Tamil, it is called the Moondaram Kaalam.
