Thiruvannamalai Temple: Devotees permitted for Darshan during the Full Moon Day in the month of Margazhi!
Devotees have been permitted to visit the Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple at Thiruvannamalai for Darshan during the Full Moon Day (Pournami) in the sacred Tamil Calendar Month of Margazhi.
Following this, there has been a teeming crowd of devotees for Darshan at the famous Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple!
Devotees banned from undertaking Girivalam’ during the Full Moon Day in the month of Margazhi!
The District Collector of Thiruvannamalai has announced that the devotees are banned from undertaking girivalam (Traditionally, the devotees undertake a walking trip around the bottom of the sacred Thiruvannamalai Mountain and then have Darshan of the Lord Arunachaleswarar) during the Full Moon Day (Pournami) occasion in the Tamil Calendar Month of Margazhi on 18th & 19th December@!
Manickavaasagar Festival at Thiruvannamalai
One of the 63 Saivite Nayanmars, Manickavassagar’s festival was celebrated at the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar. The idol of the Nayanmar Manickavasagar was taken on a procession on the corridor streets of the temple at Thiruvannamalai.
The deities of Lord Nataraja and His Consort Goddess Sivakamsundari were adorned especially for this occasion and Deeparadhanai was performed.
Post Maha Deepam festival event at Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple – Thiruvannamalai
Following the hugely popular and grand festival of the ‘Maha Deepam’ at the Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Arunachaleswarar, special Poojas were performed for the container on which the Maha Deepam was lit, known as ‘Maha Deepam Copra’ at the Thiruvannamalai Lord Annamalaiyar (Arunachaleswarar) temple!