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2017
Arunachaleswarar Temple Update
Consecration of peripheral shrines (shrines of accompanying deities) in Sri Arunachaleswarar temple in Tiruvannamalai was held on Thursday February 2, 2017.

The consecration of the Sri Arunachaleswarar Shrine will occur on February 6 but rituals began on the last week of January. On January 31, the 12 kala homam began in the 108 Yaga Kundams set up in a yagasalai complex inside the temple.

The pots containing holy water placed by the homa kundams, the holy fire to make offerings, were taken in procession by priests to the shrines such as Kambathilayanar Sannidi, a shrine of Lord Muruga, Pathala Lingam, Gopurathilaiyanar Sannidi and Sambandha Vinayagar Sannidi. The priests then poured the holy water from the Vimanams of the shrines to perform consecration.














Consecration of peripheral Shrines

The photographs below are of the kumbhabhishekam of several shrines in the 5th Prakaram of Arunachaleswarar Temple - including the Sarva Siddhi Shrine and  Periyar Nandi Shrine.




















Preparation for 2017 Arunachaleswarar Temple Mahakumbhabhishekam
Below photographs of the preparations connected with the Homams which are part of the Temple Mahakumbhabhishekam programme.


Boys from the Veda Patasala preparing pots for Homams




Scaffolding readied on all gopurams and vimanas in connection with the consecration that will occur on February 6, 2017: date of Arunachaleswarar Kumbhabhishekam



Staircase runs inside Gopurams, but outside scaffolding is required to access summit



Decoration of Kalashas
The below photographs are of priests decorating kalashas for the upcoming Kumbhabhiskeham ceremony at Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple on February 6, 2017.