The Maha Deepam was lit at 6 PM on Tuesday, 10th December at the mountain peak as the climax part of the grand Karthigai Deepam festival in progress at the Tiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Karthigai Deepam Festival Day 10 night event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
On the 10th Day(10th December) of the Grand Deepam Festival at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai, the following events were performed in sequence:
The deities of the Panchamurthys taken out to have the Maha Deepam Darshan.
The deity of Lord Arthqanareeswarar carried out to offer Dasrshan to the devotees (only once a year).
The deities of Panchamurthys carried on a procession on the temple corridor streets.
The deity of Lord Periyanayagar Somaskandhar was carried on a special golden ‘Rishabam’ (bull) carriage and taken on a procession on the corridor streets of the temple.
Theerthavari was performed (10-12-2019) at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai at the 4th corridor of the temple Brahma Theertham.
Theerthavari was performed with the deities of Lord Muruga and His Consorts Valli Deivayanai carried to the Thheerthavari Mandapam in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum of Lord Bhairavar.
The sacred Maha Deepam was lit at 6 PM (on Tuesday, 10th December 2019) at the mountain peak as the climax part of the grand Karthigai Deepam festival in progress at the Tiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple.
Lakhs of devotees participated on this grand occasion and prayed the Maha Deepam.
A large number of devotees have visited from the other places to have a Darshan of the Maha Deepam and pray. Thus, all the streets of Tiruvannamalai appeared to have been flooded with the teeming devotees!
During the evening, the adorned deities of the ‘Panchamurthys’ were carried on palanquins and placed in the Mandapam. At 5.59 PM, the deity of Ardhanareeswarar was taken out. Subsequently, ‘Aganda Deepam’ was lit in the Tiruvannamalai temple complex.
At the same time, ‘Maha Deepam’ was lighted on top of the mountain on the ‘copra’ (oil pot) kept ready filled with ghee.
Even as the Maha Deepam was lit, the swarm of devotees collected both inside and outside the temple complex rendered the sky with the devoted chanting of “Annamalaikku Arohara”with the ecstasy of devotion.
‘Annamalaiyarukku.. arohara!! Unnamulai Ammanukku.. Arohara!!’
‘Annamalaiyarukku.. arohara!! Unnamulai Ammanukku.. Arohara!!’
‘Annamalaiyarukku.. arohara!! Unnamulai Ammanukku.. Arohara!!’
The grand ‘Thirukkkarthigai Deepam’ festival in Thiruvannamalai temple commenced with the divine flag-hoisting ceremony on 1st December.
In the most important event of the festival, the lighting up of the Bharani Deepam was performed today (Tuesday, 10th December) early morning at 4.00 AM in front of the Sanctum Sanctorum of the main deity, Lord Arunachaleswarar.
Subsequently, at 6.00 PM in the evening, the grand event of the lighting up of the ‘Maha Deepam’ will be performed on top of the 2688’ high Thiruvannamalai mountain explaining the phenomenon of ‘Anegan, Egan’.
The large vessel used for lighting the Maha Deepam, known as ‘copra’ will be taken to the top of the mountain today.
Further, other important materials required for lighting up the Maha Deepam, such as 3500 kg of ghee (clarified butter) and a large wick made of the cotton ‘Gada’ cloth, etc., have been arranged and kept ready.
On the 10th day of the traditional annual grand festival of Karthigai Deepam festival in progress at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai, today (Tuesday, 10th December), the ‘Bharani Deepam’ was lit infront of the sanctum sanctum of the deity of Lord Arunachaleswarar.
On the 1st corridor of the temple, ‘Pancha Deepam’ (5 holy lamps) were lit in front of the deities of the Sun God and the Moon God. Later, to facilitate ‘Anegan’ beconing ‘Egan’, the holy ‘Bharami Deepam’ was lit. The lighting lamp was caeeied by the holy temple Sivachariar Murthy.
Lamps were lit in front of the deities of Gods in the sanctum sanctums in sequence of the deities of Goddess Amman, Sambandha Vinayakar, 2nd corridor Lord Natarajar, Panchamuthys, Vinayakar, Ardhanareeswarar, Vengopal Swamy, Murugar, Gajalakshmi, Arumuganar, and then Arunagiri Yodeswarar, Paeasakthi Amman, Navagrahas, Chithragupthar, Kodimaram (holy flag tree), Hundi Subramanyar, Adhikara Nandhi, Nalvar, Chandikeswarar, and finally, Sornabhairavar and thus, the holy lighting of ‘Bharani Deepam’ was completed.
Karthigai Deepam Festival Day 9 night event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Kopparai has been lifted to Tiruvannamalai hills for Karthigai Deepam. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Karthigai Deepam Festival Day 9 event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
