Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple,Thiruvanamalai Karthigai Deepam Hundi Grants-Rs 1.58 Crore

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The Thiruvanamalai Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple, has celebrated the Karthigai Deepam festival last month. Approximately 20 lakhs devotees participated in the festival. In this temple, for every month there is a practice of counting the ritual offer money in the hundi which is placed in the temple and in the pathway of Girivalam area, once after the full moon day.

Accordingly, in Thirukalyana Mandapam, inside the Annamalaiyar temple campus, last month Karthigai Deepam hundi counting work was started. This counting work was initiated in front of the Temple Joint commissioner, Mrs.Thirumagal and Assistant Commissioner, Mr. Prakaash.

Many school students are also included in the counting work. For the first day on day before yesterday, the yielded grants were about one lakh twenty thousand rupees and 1290 gram gold and 625 gram silver. In specific, around 600 gram gold is given by a single devotee.

For the second day on yesterday, the yielded grants were about 57 Lakh and eight thousand rupees and 73 gram gold and 380 gram silver. In total, the grant collected is about 1 crore 59 Lakh 29 thousand and 451 rupees. Last year Rs. 1,32,76,118 was collected from the hundi during karthigai Deepam celebration. This year the offer fund is Rs. 25, 53,333 more than last year.

Thiruvannamalai Deepam 2013 around 20 lakhs gathering at Annamalaiyar Temple

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The famous temple of  Thiruvannamalai not only for its spirituality but also for its celebration of Karthigai Deepam (Maha Deepam) at early morning today the Barani Deepam was lighted in the premises of the temple. Approximately more than 20 lakhs devotees are waiting at thiruvannamalai to see the Maha Deepam which is to be lit in the top of Thiruvannamalai Hill.
In the evening (6:00 pm) at the dark the lighted  Deepam will look like which is from the sky in the form of agni god blesses his devotees.
For Karthigai Deepam some of 100 special buses were being transported said by transport officials. Many devotees are waiting at the foot hills to watch the maha deepam inside the temple premises and also at the hill top.