Maha Kumbhabhishekam proceedings

The grand consecration (Maha Kumbhabhishekham) of the famous Thiruvannamalai temple of Lord Annamalaiyar and his consort Unnamalaiyar was performed between 9.30 am and 10.30 am yesterday, the 2nd February, Friday.

The grand occasion of the consecration (Maha Kumbhabhishekam) included the Kumbhabhishekham performed on the smaller temple towers in the temple complex where all the 85 Sanctum Sanctorum (Sanctum Sanctorum is the place where deities reside) in the temple in different corridors of the temple including the Kamabathinaiyanar Periya Nandhi (Giant bull) in the 5th corridor of the temple, The Bhairavar Chinna Nandhi (small bull) in the 4th corridor, and the deity of Magizhamara Dakshinamurthy in the 3rd corridor, the deities of the 63 Saivaite Nayanmars, the adjacent Sannadhi Amman Sannidhi, Navagrahams, Chitragupta, and Pidari Amman are located.