Arudra darshan festival in tiruvannamalai

The most important Arudra Darshan festival takes place at Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Thirukovil in Tiruvannamalai. Here are photographs of the function.

The sacred events on 30th December (Wednesday)

Sacred Events performed in Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple!

‘Arudhra D|harisanam’: Arudhra Dharisanam was performed at the ord Arunchaeswarar Tempe in |Thiruvannamaai on Wednesday, 30th December!

The sacred events on 30th December (Wednesday)

Early Morning -‘Special Abhishekham’ was performed on the deities of Lord Nataraja along with His Consort Sivakamasundari early morning after the deities were brought to the ‘Aayiram Mandapam’

9.05 AM – After performing Deepaaradhanai, the deity was applied with the ‘Deepa mai’ (the charred ashes from the wicks of the divine lamp) and then after a gap of 10 months, the deity was taken on a procession on the Saint Manickavasagar corridor via the Thirumanjana Gopuram.

Sacred Vaikunta Ekadasi events at Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple!

On the sacred occasion of the Vaikunta Ekadasi, special Abhishekham was performed on the deities of the Lord Sri Venugpalaswamy with His Consorts Sreedevi and Bhoodevi, located in the 2nd Corridor of the famous Lord |Sri |Arunchaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai and the deity of the Lord was adorned with silver shied (Velli Kavacham) and Deepaaradhanai was performed.

The ‘Gajaakshmi’ and ‘Vaikunta Vaasal’ (The pearly gates of paradise) were opened after the Deepaaradhanai.