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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
திருவண்ணாமலையில் பவுர்ணமியை முன்னிட்டு கிரிவலம் செல்ல பக்தர்களுக்கு தடை திருவண்ணாமலை ஆட்சியர் உத்தரவு கொரோனா பரவலை தடுக்க நடவடிக்கை
On behalf of the Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple administration, a special prayer for the well-being of the people all over the world, on the day of ‘Ashtami’ today (Wednesday, 1st March), ‘108 Sangabhishkham’ (an offering of conches showered on the deity) on the deity of the Lord Kalabhairavar in His Sanctum Sanctorum.
