It sounds like a beautiful and auspicious event at the Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai! Sivakami Sundari receiving blessings and Nataraja performing his grace right after is quite remarkable. Events like these are often deeply meaningful and spiritually uplifting for devotees.
Aani Brahmotsavam Festival event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the Aani Brahmotsavam event.
Prathosam event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the Prathosam event.
A grand 1008 Kalasa Pooja was conducted at the Annamalaiyar Temple in Tiruvannamalai to remove the Agni Nakshatra Dosham. Devotees gathered in large numbers to participate in the sacred rituals aimed at alleviating the astrological affliction associated with the Agni Nakshatra period.
The Arunachaleswarar temple administration in Tiruvannamalai has announced that May 22, 2024, presents an auspicious opportunity for devotees to undertake the sacred Girivalam pilgrimage.
The auspicious occasion aligns with the full moon day in the Vaigasi month and falls on a Wednesday. This special day commences at Starting: 07:16 PM, May 22 (Wed) Ending: 07:51 PM, May 23 (Thu)
On the 10th day of the Chitra Poornami Vasant Utsavam at the Tiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar Temple, the Periyanayakar Parasakthi Amman Iyan Kulikara Uttaruli Tirthavari took place. A significant number of devotees participated in this event and had the opportunity to have darshan of the deity.
At the Tiruvannamalai Arunasalesuvarar temple, the Chitrai Vasant Utsavam was held in pouring rain on Aril 22rd, 2024. On the ninth day, a puppet flower throwing ceremony was held in front of the Mahi tree. Despite the heavy rain, devotees performed darshan of Sami.
The ideal time for undertaking Girivalam on the occasion of the Full Moon Day (Pournami or Poornima day for the Tamil Calendar month of ‘Chithirai’) at the Tiruvannamalai Temple of Lord Arunchaleswarar has been announced!
As a tradition over the last few centuries, lakhs of devotees visiting to have the Darshan of Lord Arunchaleswarar and His Consort Goddess Unnamulaiamman undertake the ‘Girivalam’ (Undertaking a walk around the bottom of the mountain) before the Darshan!
In this situation, the Temple administration of the Tiruvannamalai temple has announced that the ‘Thithi’ of Pournami in the Tamil Calendar month of Chithirai is set to occur from 04.16 AM (Tuesday, 23rd April) until 05.47 AM (Wednesday, 24th February). As such, the devotees may undertake the Girivalam` during this period!
On the 8th day of the ongoing ‘Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam’ (Spring festival falling in the Tamil Calendar month of Chithirai), on Sunday, 21th April, ‘The Doll Flowers Shower’ ceremony (when doll flowers are sprayed on the main deities with special poojas) was performed in the night and ‘Olivu Utsavam’ (the mythical event of Lord Siva searching for the God of Love, ‘Manmadha’) was also performed!
