Karthigai Deepam Festival 2018 – Day 1 night event

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The divine procession of the deity of the Lord Periyanayakar on the carriage of Adhikara Nandi, the deity of His Concert Goddess Ambal in the carriage of Vellai Annam (Silver Swan), the deity of Lord Vinayaka in the carriage of silver mooshikam (silver mouse) and the deity of Lord Muruga in the carriage of peacock, and the deity of the Lord Chandikeswarar in the carriage of puli (tiger) will be organised the previous night.

 

Karthigai Deepam Festival 2018 – Day 1

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The idol is taken along the holy place amidst the thunderous shouts of devotees in excitement. Beautiful flowers are seen adding eminence to the valiant structure of the lord. Take a look at these mesmerizing pictures of 1st day of Panchamoorthikal in Indira vimanam.

 

Grand Deepam festival at Thiruvannamalai temple commences today

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The grand Deepam festival at the famous Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple is commenced today (Wednesday, 14th November) with the divine flag-hoisting ceremony.
With the divine flag-hoisting ceremony, the deities of Lord Arunachaleswara along with His Consort Sri Unnamulaiyamman will be placed in front of the Golden flag-tree.
The Bharani Deepam will be lit near the Sanctum Sanctorum of the temple on 23rd November at 4.00 AM. At 6.00 PM in the evening, the Maha Deepam will be lit at the peak of the 2668’ mountain.
As lakhs of devotees are expected to participate, temporary bus stands have been set up and a number of special buses are scheduled to be operated.
On the ‘Girivalam’ route, for the security of the lakhs of devotes undertaking Girivalam, 8500 police personnel have been deployed.
45 temporary police complaint centres have been set up in the important locations of the city as well as the Girivalam route. 45 monitoring owers are also being set up.
CCTV cameras have been set up throughout the city and the temple complex – 53 locations in the city, 103 in the temple complex, and 350 in the Girvalam route.
In order to prevent any criminal activities, a pilot-less small plane will be used to monitor. Permission chits have been distributed to 2000 devotees to climb the mountain

Vinayagar Ursavam

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Vinayagar Ursavam event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.

 

Deepam festival inspection

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Deepam festival Collector KS. Kandhasamy and SP Sibi Chakravarthy visit temple and inspect Ratham and girivalam route. Below are some of the pictures of the event.

Karthigai Deepam festival schedule

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Karthigai Deepam festival schedule at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai.
  • 14th November – Divine flag hoisting ceremony
  • 20th November – Maharatham
  • 23rd November forenoon – Bharani Deepam
  • 23rd November afternoon – Maha Deepam

Karthigai Deepam Panthakal Festival at Thiruvannamalai Temple

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Durga Festival is to be celebrated during the Thirukkarthigai Brahmotsavam from 11th November to 27th November. The holy occasion of setting up the wooden pillars for the festival was celebrated today morning (Monday, 27th August).

A special Abhishekham and Deeparadhanai were performed for the setting up of the wooden pillars for the Karthigai Brahmotsavam at the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Sambandha Vinayakar located in the 3rd corridor of the Thiruvannamalai temple.

Subsequently, with Pichagar Raghu carried the wooden pillar base in presence of the temple joint commissioner Gnanasekaran and the Tamil Nadu State government Minister Sevur Ramachandran, special Deeparadhanai was performed for the Maharaths.

After this, the wooden pillars were installed.

Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam

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Event schedule of Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam at the Thiruvannamalai temple.

14th November – Divine flag hoisting ceremony

20th November – Maharatham

23rd November forenoon – Bharani Deepam

23rd November afternoon – Maha Deepam

24th August Friday morning 6.00 AM to 7.30 AM – Deepam Pandhakal