Grand Navarathri festival conclusion at Thiruvannamalai temple

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The grand Navarathri festival was celebrated at the temple of Lord Arunachaleeswarar with His Consort Goddess Unnamulai Amman at the famous Thiruvannamalai temple from 29th September to 7th October in the ‘Thirumana Mandapam’ (Marriage auditorium) located at the 3rd corridor of the temple.

On the concluding day of the Navarathri festival on 7th October, Goddess Parasakthi Amman was adorned as Mahishasuramardhini.

This evening, Lord Muruga will receive the Divine Spear from the Goddess Amman and would shoot out arrows in all the eight directions at the village of Seriyandhal.

Navaratri Eighth Day 06-10-2019

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Mahadeepa Aarathanai for Parasakthi Amman Linga Poojai Alangaram, Arulmigu Arunachaleeswarar Temple, Thiruvannamalai

Pandhakkaal erection for the grand Deepam festival

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‘Pandhakkaal’ erection for the grand ‘Deepam’ festival at Thiruuvannamalai temple

With the ensuing grand festival of ‘Deepam Thiruvizha’ at the Lord Arunachaleeswarar temple at Thiruvannamalai, the inaugural ceremony of performing a special Abhishekham for the first wooden pole (Pandhakkaal in Tamil) for the erection of the thatched shed – known as Pandhal in Tamil – for the grand Deepam festival was organised at the Sanctum Sanctorum of the Lord Vinayaka in the temple.

Pichagar Raghu carried the wooden pillar which was erected opposite the main temple tower Rajagopuram after performing special ‘Deepaaradhanai’ to the holy chariots of the temple.