Om Aunachaleswarar Temple – Chithirai Vasantha Utsavam 2021

On the occasions of the Vasantha Utsavam (Spring Festival) being celebrated at the famous Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple, the deity of the Lord Periyanayakar was taken in a procession on 17th April from the 2nd Corridor of the temple and taken to the ‘Panneer Mandapam’ located in the 3rd corridor.

The deity of Lord Periyanayakar was taken round the ‘Sthala Viruksham’ (the sacred temple tree) 10 times!

Subsequently, the Spring festival (Vasantha Utsavam) is scheduled to be celebrated for 10 days.

One of the main events of the spring festival, the event of the ‘Manmadhan Dhaganam’ (The God of Love Manmadha being burnt to death) is set to be performed on the 10th Day!