Optimal Time for a Sacred Visit: Upcoming Girivalam Date in Tiruvannamalai – May 11 (Starting: 08:01 PM, May 11 Sunday – Ending: 10:25 PM, May 12 Monday )
Girivalam at Tiruvannamalai
Every full moon day devotees from over the world visit Tiruvannamalai, the abode of Sri Arunachaleswara and Goddess Uma for Girivalam. The temple here is the abode of Theju or Fire, one of the five elements of the universe. Girivalam or Malaivalam is the process of circling the hill (Giri or Malai) that house the […]
Arulmigu Arunacahleswarar Thirukovil Maha Sivarathiri Photos
The Maha Sivarathiri festival at the Thiruvannamalai Shri Arunachaleswarar temple was celebrated by more than a lakh of devotees participating in Laksharchana, Abhishekams to the main-deity and His consort Unnamalai Amman. Many women-folk who visited the temple participated in drawing rangolis with salt and some were indulged in lighting the compound wall with the traditional […]
