The concluding day of the grand Vasantha Utsavam on Friday at Thiruvannamalai temple

On the concluding day of the grand Spring Festival – ‘Vasantha Utsavam’ – at the Lord Arunachaleswarar Temple at Thiruvannamalai, on Friday, 19th April, the deities of the Lord Somaskandhar and His Consort Goddess Sri Parasakthi Amman were taken on a procession on the ‘mada veedhis’ (Surrounding streets of the temple).

After the procession, the deities were carried to ‘Indira Theertham’ Mandapam located on the banks of the Ayyankulam. Special Theerthavari was performed on the deities.

At night 10.00 PM, the climax event of the festival, ‘Manmadha Dhaganam’, was performed in the presence of the deity of Lord Somaskandhar in the 3rd corridor of the Thiruvannamalai temple.