It is a well-known tradition that with the advent of the Tamil Calendar month Karhigai (after Deepavali Celebrations), the full-moon day is celebrated as Karthigai Deepam festival!
And this Thirukkarthigai Deepam festival is especially famous and celebrated in a grand manner at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai. A huge crowd of devotees attend this festival every year and have the holy Darshan of the Thirukkkarthigai Deepam lit on the top of the mountain.
The grand deepam festival for this year at the Lord Arunachaleswarar temple in Thiruvannamalai commenced yesterday (Thursday, 28th November) at 7.00 PM with the Goddess Durgai Amman festival.
Earlier, during the morning session, special Abhishekham, adornment (alankaram), and Deeparadhanai were performed on the main deity. These were performed on the deity of Goddess Sri Durgai Amman as well.
At 7.00 PM the fully and grandly adorned deity of Goddess Sri Durgai Amman was carried on the ‘Kamadhenu’ carriage (Holy Cow) and taken on a procession on the temple corridor streets.
‘Pidari’ festival is set to be celebrated today (Friday, 29th November.
