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Tiruvannamalai Live – Karthigai Deepam 2024

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Many festivals are celebrated at Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai throughout the year. Among them Karthigai Deepam is the most significant festival that is celebrated with pomp and gaiety at Arunachaleswarar temple.

In this year Karthigai Deepam falls on (Date) 13th December,2024 .This Karthigai Deepam is celebrated as a ten day festival and it widely known as Karthigai Brahmotsavam festival.

Tiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam Festival 2024 – 10 Days

The first day brahmotsavam – Friday (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam festival begins with the hosting of the flag signifying the commencement of the festival also known as Dwajaroghanam. In the morning and night Lord Arunachaleswarar will be taken out on the silver vahana for procession. The Panchamurthis(Panchamurthigal) are also taken out in the procession. The Panchamurthigal are Lord Ganapathi, Lord Murugan, Lord Sandeswarar, Lord Arunachaleswarar and Goddess Parvathi.These processions are carried out on different vahanas after the Deeparadhana is done at the kalyana mandapam.

The second day – Saturday (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam festival commences with the Lord Panchamoorthigal coming on Indira Vimanam the chariot of Lord Indira. The third day – Sunday (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam Brahmotsavam festival the ceremony Starts With 1008 Sangu Abishekam in the Morning and at night with the Lord Panchamurthigal coming in procession majestically on the Simha vahana, the chariot of lion. On the fourth day – Monday (**.12.2024) of Karthikai Deepam the Lord Panchamurthigal comes in the procession that starts at night on the kamadhenu vahanam. The auspicious tree Karpaviruksha is also on the side of the lord. This tree is believed to grant all the wishes that the devotees seek without fail. The fifth day – Tuesday (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam festival begins Kalasa Pooja in day time and at night the procession on the silver rishaba vahanam is very appealing and splendid to witness. Lord Panchamoorthigal goes on this vahana that is about 25 feet tall. A big umbrella with about 17 feet in diameter is carried along in the procession.

The sixth day – Wednesday – (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam festival brahmotsavam commences with 63 Nayanmarkal Procession in the morning and night with  procession of Lord Panchamurthigal on the silver chariot that is beautifully crafted and simply imposing when it comes around the temple. The seventh day  – Thursday – (**.12.2024) of Karthikai Deepam festival Lord Panchamurthigal starts with the procession on the Maha ratham that is very huge and it almost occupies the full width of the road. This ratham is made of pure wood that is strong and rugged.

The eight day – Friday – (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam festival begins with Morning Lord Panchamurthigal going out on procession on the huge horse vahana. The speciality of this horse is that all the four legs of this horse are in the air and they do not touch the ground, In Night Lord Sri Pichandavar Utsavam going out in Procession. On the ninth day  – Saturday – (**.12.2024) of Karthigai Deepam festival the devotees can witness Lord Panchamurthigal going out procession on the Kailasa Vahanam. This ceremony is mostly conducted on the ninth night.

The tenth day – Sunday – (**.12.2024) – Karthigai Deepam festival starts at around four o clock in the early hours and the Bharani Deepam (Barani Deepam Festival) is lit at the temple.In Afternoon Sri Subramaniyar Brahma Theertha Kulam,Theerthavari Festival,Than in the evening the Mahadeepam is lit on the top of the hill at around six o clock – Lord Panchamoorthigal Darshan,Lord Arthanareeswarar Alangaram Darshan and Maha Deepam ( Maha Jothi Darshan) is a very important ceremony during the Karthigai Deepam festival at Tiruvannamalai. Arunachaleswarar is said to be visually represented in the form of agni on the hill top. There is a very mammoth gathering on this day at the Arunachaleswarar temple to witness this glorious and sacred event.After That Festival Flag in Kotimaram is Down,the night ceremony starts with Lord Periya nayagar going out procession on the Rishaba vahanam that is made of gold. This is another spectacular event at Arunachaleswar temple at Tiruvannamalai.

Theppal Festival 2024

Swamy goes in the boat and it is called Theppal, since it carried out in the Temple Tank in Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar Temple.

Lord Chandrasekarar Theppal – Monday – (**.12.2024),

Lord Parasakthi Theppal – Tuesday – (**.12.2024),

Lord Subramaniar Theppal – Wednesday – (**.12.2024),

**.12.2024 – Lord Chandrasekarar – Silver Rishba Vahanam Lord Arunachaleswarar goes procession round the hill, known as Girivalam or pradhiksahana. With this ceremony the Karthigai Deepam festival at Arunachaleswarar temple comes to a grand conclusion with the devotees taking back home some divine blessings and memories from this ancient holy city Tiruvannamalai.

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