Karthigai Deepam Festival 2022 – Day 10 (Night)
Karthigai Deepam Festival 2022 – 10th day event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Karthigai Deepam 2022 : Maha Deepam lit a top Annamalaiyar Hills
The sacred Maha Deepam was lit at 6 PM (on Tuesday, December 6th) at the mountain peak as the climax of the grand Karthigai Deepam festival currently underway at the Tiruvannamalai Lord Arunachaleswarar temple.
Lakhs of devotees attended this grand occasion and prayed the Maha Deepam.
Karthigai Deepam Festival 2022 – Day 9 Night
Karthigai Deepam Festival 9th day night event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Karthigai Deepam Festival 2022 – Day 9 Morning
Karthigai Deepam Festival Day 9 event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
Bharani Deepam was lit in Om Arunachaleswarar temple
Owing to the auspicious day of Karthigai Deepam festival 2022, Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar temple was opened this morning and special Abishegam and Dheeparathanai were done.
At 4.00 am, the Bharani deepam was lit inside the shrine of lord. A yagam was grown at the Artha Mandapam from where twenty Bharani Deepam was lit by Sivasariyargal.
The Bharani Deepam was brought and shown to all devotees. A large number of people worshipped the lamp as it was taken around by a priest.
The key event of this festival the Maha Deepam at the Thiruvannamalai hill at a height of 2668 will be lit today evening at 6 pm. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the Bharani Deepam event.
Special Pooja Performed for the wick to be lit on the Maha Deepam lighting!
On the special grand occasion of Deepam Festival at Thiruvannamalai Lord Arunchaleswarar temple,
A SPECIAL POOJA WAS [PERFORMED ON THE 1150 METRES LENGTH OF COOTON THREADS (GADA CLOTHE BITS)
GRAND MAHAA DEEPAM FESTIVAL TOMORROW: DEEPAM LIGHTING GIANT COPRA BEING LIFTED TO MOUNTAIN TOP!
On the occasion of the grand Naha Deepam Lighting scheduled tomorrow (Tuesday, 6th December) on the Copra on top of the 2668` mountain, the activity of lifting the copra to the mountaintop is in progress!
The devotees are engaged in the rather difficult task of lifting the copra, the wicks for the Deepam (light) and the ghee *clarified butter as fuel) to the top of the mountain!
The copra on which Maha Deepam is to be lit is of 5.9` in height and 250 kg in weight!
Over the last few days, repair works for this copra were undertaken to make it safe and ready! After repair, special poojas were performed for the Copra and it is now being taken to the top of the mountain.
The copra is made of Pacnalokas (5 metals) and is made of 3 tiers – Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu, and Lord Siva.
3500 litres of ghee contributed by the devotees and using 100 metres of thick cotton wicks will be used for lighting the Copra of Maha Deepam by tomorrow evening (Tuesday, 6th December) at 6.00 PM!
Karthigai Deepam Festival 2022 – Day 8 Night
Karthigai Deepam Festival Day 8 night event took place at the Arulmigu Om Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai. Below are some of the pictures showcasing the event.
