Thiruvannamalai Maha Deepam 2013 On Nov 17

This year the Karthigai Deepam Festival falls on the Sunday November 17, 2013, in Thiruvannamalai. On the day, Lord Arunachaleswarar and His Consort Unnamalai Amman will be taken on procession for the public to worship. In the evening a Maha Deepam will be lit atop the Thiruvannamalai Mountain.

Every year the Deepam festival draws not less than lakhs of devotees from various parts of the country.

November 17th and the beginning of the Tamil month Karthigai fall on the same day. Being Sunday, it is expected that the devotees to the temple will outnumber the visitors of previous years.