Karthigai Deepam Festival – 2019
Karthigai Deepam Festival – 2019 Thiruvannamalai Arulmigu Aranachaleswarar Temple
Karthigai Deepam Festival Starts with Durgai Amman Urchavam
Karthigai Deepam Festival is going to commence with Durgai Amman Urchavam in Thiruvannamalai Arulmigu Aranachaleswarar Temple today(28.11.2019).
Stunning lighting arrangements at Thiruvannamalai temple
Stunning lighting arrangements were made to prepare Thiruvannamalai temple for the Karthigai Mahadeepam Festival as you can see in pictures below.
Selling of Ghee for the Maha Deepam festival
Selling of Ghee for the Mahadeepam festival is going on in Fourth Entrance Mandapam.
Special Abishega Alangara Deepam for Kalabairavar
Special Abishega Alangara Deepam for Kalabairavar in Thiruvannamalai Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple on Karthigai month Theipirai Ashtami.
1008 Sangaabishegam
1008 Sangaabishegam near second prahara saravilakku on the first Somaravam of Karthigai Month in Thiruvannamalai Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple.
Prathosam Photos
Prathosam event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the Prathosam event.
Special Pooja for the Karthigai Deepa Vizha invitation: Thiruvannamalai Temple
Special Pooja for the Karthigai Deepa Vizha invitation: Thiruvannamalai Temple
A special pooja was performed for the special ‘Karthigai Deepam’ festival invitation and then the distribution of the same to the devotees was commenced.
The grand event of the world-famous ‘Karthigai Deepam Thiruvizha‘ at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple at Thiruvannamalai is scheduled to start with the sacred flag-hoisting ceremony on 1st December and the divine ‘Karthigai deepam’ lamp will be lit on the top of the mountain of 2688 ft high on 10th December.
The event of starting the preparatory work for this grand festival of founding the ‘Pandhakkaal’ was performed on 30th September.
The maintenance work on the various carriages on which the ‘Panchamurtyhs’ – Lord Vinayakar, Lord Subramanya with His Consorts Valli and Deivayanai, Lord Arunachaleswarar along with His Consort Unnamulaiamman and Lord Chandikeswarar – will be taken on a procession on the temple corridor streets.
The Panchamurthy’s will be individually carried on chariots and taken in a procession on the 7th day of the festival.
The various preparatory activities for the grand festival includes arranging drinking water for the devotees, transport, and other basic facilities for the devotees are under progress.
In this scenario, the Sivacharyas performed the special Pooja before the release of the special ‘Karthigai Deepam’ festival invitation paper at the temple of the Lord Sambandaha Vinayakar and then started distributing the same containing details of the festival schedule.
Ammavasai Pradosham (Aippasi Month)
Special Archanai Deepam to second prahara Saravilakku Nandi
