salem sri sugavaneswaraswami temple - 10

HAVE A NICE DAY!
                 
                                     
 Salem-Sri Sugavaneswara Swamy Temple
                             
 Salem-Sri Sugavaneswara Swamy Temple-10


        sri.s.v.varadarajan




   
    In Karthigai month, Krithigai days, lamp festival takes place.Outside the temple,on the pillars lamps will be lighted and the deity is taken out in procession. In Margazhi month,daily the 'Thirupalli Yehuchi' Poojas will be performed and in early mornings Thiruvembavai,Thirupalliyezhuchi songs will be broadcast.Thiruvadhirai festval takes place for 10 days. On the Thiruvadhirai day, spcial abishekams, alankaram is done and procession is taken out for public worship. On that day,Siva will be decorated with 'Annam' (boiled rice) and there will be public distribution of rice food. In Thai month, Pongal festival is celebrated for one day and on the Mattu pongal day, the Nandhi statue is given special abishekam and the three Moorthis are decorated specially. On Masi Makam day  and Panguni Uthiram days, procession of the deity  takes place.On the New Year day in Chithirai,'Eswara' is seated on Rishaba Vahanain in the night. During day time, abishekam is performed.   


      Thus through out the year,there will be festivals in this temple and each festival helps people to understand the implications of philosophy behind such celebrations and make the devotees joyful and happy. Another special feature in this temple is that there is a particular method of worshipping the various deities in this temple.The devotees should take bath and wear Vibuthi ,Rudhraksham and carry plantain fruits,coconut,camphor and flowers for the temple. First,he should go to Vinayaka, and Muruga and then worship Nataraja,Dakshinamurthy, Somaskandhar,Chandrasekar, Samayakkuravar,Arubathumoovar, etc. and then Amman sannadhi and Chandikeswara respectively.


To be continued

     

      sadhabishekam function of
    sri s.v.varadarajan with 
    smt. shantha varadharajan
    sri Rajagopalan reading vaazhthu madal