Rathasapthami Theerthavari event at Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple! Deity of Lord and Consort took to Cheyyaru

January 30, 2023, 09:59 538 views /0 Comments/in , , /by

At the temple of Lord Sri Arunchaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai important ‘Theerthavaris’ are performed as per Tamil Calendar from the Chithirai to Panguni. Among these Theerthavaris, the Rathasapthami Theerthavari event is performed on the 7th day after the NEW Moon Day (Amavasya or Amavasai)!

On this sacred day of Rathasapthami Theerthavari, the deity of Lord Chandrasekhar along with the deity of His Consort Ambal is taken out of the temple in the early morning at 5.00 AM to Kalasavakkam Cheyyaru.

Earlier, the deities were taken to Dhanakotipuram for a survey of the lands owned by the temple. During this occasion, the women used to prepare Pongal from the rice just harvested and pray to the Lord and His Consort.

As such, swarms of devotees gathered on the route taken by the Lord Chnadrasekharar and His Consort Ambal!

Subsequently, Theerthavari was performed at Cheyyaru!

On the 10th day of the Uttarayana Punnyakalam, the utsavam of Lord Chandrasekhar was held in the lotus pond (Tamaraikulam)!

January 19, 2023, 13:19 462 views /0 Comments/in , , /by

Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar Temple: Lakhs of devotees undertake Girivalam on Full Moon Day!

January 7, 2023, 12:34 637 views /0 Comments/in , , /by

Lakhs of devotees undertook ‘Girivalam’ (taking a walk across the bottom of the mountain) on the Occasion of the Full Moon Day (Pournami or Poornima) at the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple!

In fact, the devotees had started undertaking ‘Girivalam’ right from yesterday (Friday, 6th January) afternoon! By 6.oo PM in the evening, the crowd of devotees started swelling in large numbers!
Further, the devotees had to stand in long queues in the common and paid routes for having the Darshan of Lord Arunchaleswarar!
Further, police personnel were deployed for safety throughout the Girivalam route!

As the time for the Pournami (Full Moon) was up to 4.20 Am today (Saturday, 7th January), the large number of devotees undertook ‘Girivalam’ during the entire night session!

Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple: Divineflag-hoisting performed for Uthrayana Holy Season!

January 6, 2023, 11:51 348 views /0 Comments/in , , /by

The divine flag-hoisting ceremonymarking the advent of the ‘Utharayanam Punya’ season (Commencement of theholy/sacred period of Utharayanam – the summer half of the year) was performedat the famous temple of Lord Arunchaleswarar in Thiruvannamalai!

Thousands of devotees participated inthe event of divine flag-hoisting and had Darshan of Lord Arunchaleswarar!