2017 Broadcasting Preparations underway for 2017 Arunachaleswarar Temple Mahakumbhabhishekam
Proceedings on February 6, 2017 were broadcasted on 20 large LED screens
both in the Temple and in strategic spots around Tiruvannamalai.
Mahakumbhabhishekam Arunachaleswarar Temple: Monday February 6, 2017
Tiruvannamalai: All nine gopurams were painted. The 1,000-pillared
mandapam (main temple hall) was cleaned. The pillars of the central
mandapam were decorated with gold-coated iron plates. The temple
utensils were scrubbed and polished.
Holiday was declared for schools and colleges in the district. After 12
years, the stage was set for the grand consecration ceremony of
Arunachaleswarar Temple.
The rituals for the consecration of the temple began on January 31 with
12 kala homams conducted at 108 yaga kundams set up under a decorated
pandal on the temple premises.
The pots containing holy water and fire from yaga kundams were taken in a
procession around the deities of Lord Murugan and Lord Vinayaka.
A substantial amount towards the Rs 7.2 crore cost of renovation works
was undertaken by members of Nattukottai Nagarathar (Chettiar) Sangam.
The below photographs are of the Mahakumbhabhishekam ceremony which was
performed at Arunachaleswarar Temple on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Taking vantage point inside 3rd Prakaram. Crowd in background are watching ceremony on TV in 4th Prakaram
Watching ceremony on top of the Siva Shrine. The green baize covering to right is on top of the Mother's Shrine
The below video is a 360° view of the culmination of the 2017
Mahakumbhabhishekam at Arunachaleswarar Temple. Use the controls on the
top left to move the footage in any of the four directions.
