Ban on ‘Chithra Pournami’ Girivalam in Thiruvannamalai!
The District administration of Thiruvannamalai has decided to ban the devotees from undertaking ‘girivalam’ (a round trip around the mountain base) on the holy occasion fo ‘Chithra pournami’ (The Full Moon Day in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai) which falls on 6th May.
Traditionally, in Thiruvannamalai temple, after the most prominent and world-famous ‘Deepam Festival’ (in the Tamil calendar month of Karthigai – Full Moon Day) when lakhs of devotees assemble to have a Darshan of the Karthigai Deepam and the Darshan of Lord Aruncaheleswarar and His Consort Unnamulaiyamman, the next in the holy occasion list is the Chithra Pournami when over 15 lakhs of devotees have Darshan Lord Aruncaheleswarar and His Consort Unnamulaiyamman after undertaking ‘girivalam’!
This year’s Chitra Pournami occasion commences at 7.01 PM on 6th May and concludes at 5.51 PM on 7th May.
In this situation, the district administration had banned undertaking girivalam on this year’s occasion of undertaking girivalam on the full Mood Day in the Tamil calendar month of Panguni as a preventive measure against the raging coronavirus pandemic.
In a similar step, it has banned undertaking girivalam during the full moon day in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai, known as ‘Chithre pournami’!
A letter has been sent by the district administration to the State Government of Tamil Nadu seeking approval of this ban.
Special Abhishekhams performed on New Moon Pradisham Day at Annamalaiyar temple in Thiruvannamalai!
‘Pradosham’ on the New Moon Day in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai occurred on Monday, 20th April this year (2020).
So, on this day (Monday, 20th April), in the holy Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Annamaliayr with His Cosort Goddess Sri Unnamulaiyamman, Special Abhishekhams and Deeparadhanais were performed on the 5 Nandihis (Periya Nandhi, Chinna Nandhi, Kodi Maram Nandhi, Adhikara Nandhi, and Saravilakku Nandhi, and Artha Mandapa Nandhi) located in the 5 corridors of the temple, and the Amman Sanctum Sanctorum Nandhi and also the deity of the Pradosha Nayakar.
Tiruvannamalai temple administration announces cancelation of the Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam!
The temple administration of the Thiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar temple has announced that the Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam (Spring festival celebrated in the Tamil calendar month of Chithirai) has been canceled.
The festival has been scheduled to be celebrated from 27th April to 6th May.
The Joint Commissioner of the Thiruvannamalai temple administration gave this information.
Tamil New year’s Day – almanac released in a function at the Thruvannamalai temple!
In the temple of Lord Annamalaiyar with His Consort Goddess Sri Unnamulai Amman, on the occasion of the Tamil New Year’s Day, the new alamanc (New Year’s Panchangam) was offered to the Deities in the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Sambandha Vinayagar situated at the 3rd corridor of the temple on 14th April, Tuesday. During the function, after the offer of the new almanac to the deities, the temple Sivacharyas read the new Almanac.
Karthi Gurukkal, Murthy Gurukkal, Raju Gurukkal, Keerthivasan Gurukkal, Gokul Gurukkal and Thirukkoil Maniyam Karunanidhi participatedin the function.
Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Thirukovil
The sacred and wonderful spectacle of the Sunlight from the location of the Girivalam Route falling directly on the sacred Lingam (the Main Deity) located right opposite at the Thiruvannamalai Temple on the dawn of the Tamil New Year Sarvari (on Tuesday, 14th April)
After Panguni Uthiram Divine Marriage festival, other events performed in the Lord Arunachaleswarar Thiruvannamalai temple
Following the grand festival of the Panguni Uthiram Divine Marriage, the 5th day event of ‘Pali viduthal’ was performed in the 2nd Corridor of the temple near the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Periyanayakar by the Sivachariyars of the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple.
Usually, this divine event of ‘Pali Viduthal’ is performed at the Thmaraikkulam banks. In the present lockdown imposed situation, this time ‘Pali Viduthal’ was performed within the temple complex and Pali was offered in the Brahma Theertham in the 4th Corridor near the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Kala Bhairvar.
Events at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple – Thiruvannamalai
The divine marriage ceremony of the Lord Annamalaiyar with His Consort was performed at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai and after the divine marriage, other associate events such as Nalangu, then the adornment of the deities, and then Deeparadhanai were performed in the temple.
Special Abhishekham and Thirukkalayanam performed (6th April) at Thiruvannamalai temple!
On the occasion of the Panguni Uthiram (the day on which the star of Uthram falls during the Tamil calendar month of Panguni), which is considered as an auspicious day as per Tamil Almanac, falling on 6th April (Monday, yesterday), special Abhishekham was performed on the main deity of the temple and ‘Thirukkalaynam’ (divine marriage ceremony) was performed at the 2nd Temple corridor for the deities of Lord Somaskandhar and His Consrort Parasakthi Amman in the famous temple of Lord Annamalaiyar with His Consort Goddess Unnamulai Amman.
