Thirukarthigai Deepa Thirunal Festival – 2021

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Tiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam – 2021
Date Tamil Date Day Morning / Night Urchavam Veethi Ula Details
7.11.2021 Aippasi 21 Sunday Arulmigu Durgai Amman Urchavam
8.11.2021 Aippasi 22 Monday Arulmigu Pidariyamman Urchavam
9.11.2021 Aippasi 23 Tuesday Arulmigu Vinayagar Urchavam
Chandikeswarar Urchavam
10.11.2021 Aippasi 24 Wednesday Early Morning : Kodiyetram –1st Day Urchavam
Morning : Panjamoorthigal Velli Vimanangal
Night : Panjamoorthigal velli Adigara Nandhi, Hamsa vahanam
11.11.2021 Aippasi 25 Thursday 2nd Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar,Chandrasekarar – Thanga Sooriyaprabai Vahanam
Night : Panjamoorthigal – Velli Indira Vimanam
12.11.2021 Aippasi 26 Friday 3rd Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandrasekarar – Bootha Vahanam
Night : Panjamoothigal Simma Vahanam – Velli Anna vahanam
13.11.2021 Aippasi 27 Saturday 4th Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandresekarar Naga Vahanam
Night : Panjamoorthigal – Velli Kamadhenu, Reshaba Vahanam
14.11.2021 Aippasi 28 Sunday 5th Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandresekarar – Kannadi Reshaba Vahanam
15.11.2021 Aippasi 29 Monday 6th Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandresekarar – Velli Yanai Vahanam – 63 Nayanmargal Veedhi Ula
Night : Panjamoorthigal Velli Ratham, Velli Vimanangal
16.11.2021 Aippasi 30 Tuesday 7th Day Urchavam
Morning : PANCHA MOORTHY MAHA THEROTTAM
17.11.2021 Karthigai 1 Wednesday 8th Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandresekarar – Kuthirai Vahanam
Evening : Pitchandavar Urchavam
Night : Panjamoorthigal – Kuthirai Vahanam
18.11.2021 Karthigai 2 Thursday 9th Day Urchavam
Morning : Vinayagar, Chandresekarar – Purusha Vahanam
Night : Panjamoorthigal – Kailasha Vahanam,Kamadhenu Vahanam
19.11.2021 Karthigai 3 Friday 10th Day Urchavam
Early Morning : Barani Deepa Darisanam
Evening : Maha Deepa Darisanam
Night : Panjamoorthigal Thanga Reshaba Vahanam
20.11.2021 Karthigai 4 Saturday Night : Shri Chandresekarar Theppal in Ayangulam
21.11.2021 Karthigai 5 Sunday Early Morning : Arulmigu Unnamulai Udanurai Arulmigu Annamalayar(Arulmigu Periya Nayagar) Giri Pradhakshanam
Night : Arulmigu Parashakthi Amman Theppal in Ayangulam
22.11.2021 Karthigai 6 Monday Night : Subramaniyar Theppal in Ayangulam
23.11.2021 Karthigai 7 Tuesday Night : Arulmigu Chandikeswarar – Velli Reshaba Vahanam

Devotees NOT allowed for this year’s Maha Deepam at Omarunachala Temple!!

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The district collector has announced that for this year’s Barani Deepam and Maha Deepam at Tiruvannamalai temple, the devotees would not be allowed. It is worthy to mention here that on Wednesday, 10th November 2021, Thirukarthigai Maha Deepam would start between 6:30 am in the morning to 7:25 am in Vrischika lagna with flag hoisting.

The seventh day function of pancha moorthigal would take place on 16th November, Tuesday. Information is that on the 10th day the festival would take place at early morning 4am inside temple sanctuary barani deepam would be lit. It is well known that this would be a festival the whole world is eagerly waiting for. In the evening, at 6pm maha deepam would be lit on the mountaintop at a height of 2668 ft. On 1st November, an arrangement regarding how to conduct the karthigai deepam festival at the temple was discussed at the office of the district administrator of Tiruvannamalai district. The chairman of the district administration Mr. P. Murugesh took part in the meeting and shared his thoughts.

It was mentioned by Mr P. Murugesh that on 10th of November karthigai deepam festival would begin with a flag hosting event and on 19th November at 4am in morning barani deepam and 6pm in the evening maha deepam would be lit. He then highlighted that due to Coronavirus pandemic various safety protocols must be followed compulsorily.

It must be noted that on the days of karthigal Brahmostavam festival here devotees would be allowed to have darshan from 7th November to 17th November and from 21st to 23rd November. Just 10,000 devotees would be given permission to have darshan from 6:30 am to 8pm.

On 19th November, due to barani deepam, the devotees would NOT be allowed to have darshan at this temple. The karthigai deepam festival would be telecasted live in TV channels, Youtube, plus in local cable TV channels etc.

Devotees banned from undertaking Girivalam on Full Moon Day (October) at Om Arunachala Temple!

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As a preventive measure to check/prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the District Collector of Thiruvannamalai has issued an order banning the devotees from undertaking ‘Girivalam’ (devotees undertake a trip by walk all along with the base poof the mountain chanting/praying the Lord Arunachaleswarar) at the Thiruvannamalai temple.

The ban on Girivalam is valid from 6.00 AM on 19th October (Tuesday) to midnight on 21st October. The District Collector has further ordered that the public need not visit on this occasion!.

Inaugural preparatory activity for the Grand Thirukarthigai Deepam Festival -2021 at Thiruvannamalai!

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Inaugural preparatory activity for the Grand Thirukkaarthigai Deepam Festival at Thiruvannamalai!

The immensely and globally popular grand Thirukkaarthigai Deepam festival at the Lord Arunachaleswarar Tempe at Thiruvannamamalai is all set to be celebrated in a grand manner on 19 November!

The grand festival is inaugurated with the event of laying the foundation for the ‘Pandhal’ for the grand occasion of the Thirukarthigai Deepam Festival. For the year 2021, this event of laying the foundation for the Pandhal is performed today (Thursday, 16th September).

The foundation pole for the Pandhal was kept near the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Sambandha Vinayagar and Special Abhishekhams were performed with holy items such as milk, curd, sandal, turmeric, and paneer (It is an unaged, non-melting soft cheese made by curdling milk with a fruit- or vegetable-derived acid, such as lemon juice. Its acid-set form (cheese curd) before pressing is called chhena).

The foundation pole was dressed up with a special cloth and garlands and ‘Maha Deepaaraadhanai was performed simultaneously for this Foundation pole and the Lord Sambandha Vinayagar.

In the grand inaugural event, the temple staff, district police superintendent, and other senior officials participated on this occasion.