2017
Monday November 21,
2016 - Kumbhabhiskeka
Yakasalai Panthakal
On Monday November 21,
2016 "Kumbabisheka
Yakasalai Panthakal"
took place. The function
was the precursor of the
Mahakumbhabhishekam of
Monday, February 6, 2017
at Arunachaleswarar
Temple.
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Arunachaleswarar Temple
was under a process of
renovation and
restoration work since
2015. Gopurams, shrines
and stonework were
cleaned, repaired and
restored and in the case
of the Raja Gopuram
(Temple East Gate)
cracks in the tower were
repaired by Civil
Engineers who travelled
from the U.K.
Throughout
the Temple; gopurams and
stonework were clean,
restored and
whitewashed. Vimanas on
all shrines, statues at
front and top of
shrines, and some
smaller shrines of the
west 4th Prakaram were
painted as part of the
renovation work leading
up the 2017
Mahakumbhabhishekam.
Previous
Mahakumbhabhishekams at
Arunachaleswarar Temple
took place in 1918,
1944, 1976 and 2002.
Arunachaleswarar
Temple
Mahakumbhabhishekam
2017: Full Programme
The below
Arunachaleswarar Temple
diagram shows the
location of the site of
the Mahakumbhabhishekam
Yagasalai.
Tiruvannamalai
Arulmigu
Apeethakuchambal
Samaida
Arunachaleswarar
Temple
Ashtabundana
Swarnabundana
Mahakumbhabhishekam
Invitation Festival
"Arunachaleswarar is one
of the most famous
temples in India with
Annamalai and Unnamulai
and other murtis in the
temple.
To this Ashtabunda,
Swarna Kumbhabhishekam
will be done to all
gopurams and all
renovated vimanas.
On February 6, 2017
Monday morning from 9.05
a.m. to 10.30 a.m.
Mahakumbhabhishekam will
be observed. On that
same day in the night,
Swami's marriage and
procession of the
panchamoorthies will
occur. God's vahana will
be the Silver Rishaba".
P R O
G R A
M M E
January 26, 2017
Thursday
Mangala music and
Sridurgai Amman Utsavam at
6.15 p.m.
January 27, 2017 Friday
7 p.m. Sri Pidari Amman
Utsavam
January 28, 2017
Saturday
7.30 a.m. Sri Vighneswara
puja. Dhana puja. Sri
Ganapati homam. Lakshmi
Homam. Navagraha Homam.
Gaja Puja. Go Puja. Annam
Puja.
Saturday Night 7 p.m.
Rakshana Homam.
January 29, 2017 Sunday
8.30 a.m. Srimoorthi
Homam. Skanda Homam.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
Sunday evening 7 p.m.
Vastu Shanti
January 30, 2017 Monday
9.05 a.m. Dhisa homam.
Samhita homam. Purnaharti
Deeparadhana.
Monday evening 5 p.m.
Miruthsangkirahinam
January 31, 2017
Tuesday
8.30 a.m. Shanti Homam.
Agni Homam. Theerthavari
for moorthies.
Ashtabundanam. Purnaharti
Homam. Deeparadhana.
Tuesday evening 5 p.m.
Kumbha Alangaram Yartra
Homam, Yatra Dhanam.
Yagasalai Pravesum. 1st
Kala Yaga puja. Purnaharti
Deeparadhana.
February 1, 2017
Wednesday
2nd Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
Wednesday evening 4.30
p.m. 3rd Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
February 2, 2017
Thursday
5 a.m. Parivara Yagasala
Puja
8.05 a.m. Kala Yaga Puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
9-10.30 a.m. Parivara
Devathas Kumbhabhishekam.
Thursday Evening 4.30 p.m.
5th Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
February 3, 2017 Friday
8.30 a.m. 6th Kala Yaga
Puja. Purnaharti
Deeparadhana.
Friday Evening 4.30 p.m.
7th Kala Yaga Puja.
Moolasthanam
Arunachaleswarar and
Apeethakuchambal.
Astabandanam. Purnaharti
Deeparadhana.
February 4, 2017
Saturday
8th Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana.
Saturday evening 4.30 p.m.
9th Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana
February 5, 2017 Sunday
10th Kala Yaga Puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana
Sunday evening 4.15 p.m.
11th Kala Yaga puja.
Purnaharti Deeparadhana
Tatvarchana.
February 6, 2017 Monday
3 a.m. 12th Kala Yaga
puja.
6.30 a.m. Mahapurnaharti
7.15 a.m. Yatra Dharnam
starting Kadam
9.15 a.m. Raja Gopuram
Moolasthanam other vimanas
kumbhabhishekam.
10.05 am Moolasthanam
Mahakumbhabhishekam
4.30 p.m. Mahabhishekam
8.30 p.m. Tirukalyanam
(marriage)
10.00 p.m. Panchamoorthies
procession.
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