Details of Annual Festivals (urchavam) of the Temple
Si no | Tamil Month | Festival Details |
1. | Chithirai (April - May) | Chitirai vasantha urchavam 10 days. |
2. | Vaikasi (May-June) | Vaikasi Urchavam 1 day. |
3. | Ani (June - July) | Ani Bramorchavam 10 days. |
Ani Thirumanjanam.(Lord Nataraja Urchavam 1 day). | ||
4. | Adi (July - August) | Adi Pooram Bramorchavam 10 days. |
5. | Avani (August - Sept.) | Avani Moolam Urchavam 1 day. |
6. | Puratasi (Sept. - Oct.) | Navarathri Urchavam 9 days. |
7. | Aippasi (Oct. - Nov.) | Annabisheka Urchavam 1 day. |
Kanda Sashti urchavam 6 days. | ||
8. | Karthigai (Nov. - Dec.) | Karthigai Deepa Bramorchavam 17 days. |
9. | Margazhi (Dec. - Jan.) | Vaikunda Ekadasi Urchavam 1 day. |
Arudra Darisanam (Lord Nataraja Urchavam) 1 day. | ||
10. | Thai (Jan. - Feb.) | Uthrayana Punyakala Bramorchavam 10 days. |
Thiruvoodal Urchavam 1 day. | ||
Manalurpettai Theerthavari Urchavam 1 day. | ||
Kalasapakkam (Rathasapthami) | ||
Theerthavari Urchavam 1 day. | ||
11. | Masi (Feb. - March) | Maha Sivarathri Urchavam |
Masi Makam Pallikondpattu Theerthavari Urchavam. | ||
12. | Panguni (March - April) | Panguni Uthiram Thirukalyana Urchavam 6 days. |
Details of the Famous Karthigai Deepam Fesival:
Sri Durgambal Urchavam | Night | Sri Durgambal on Kamadenu vahanam |
Sri Pidari Urchavam | Night | Sri Pidariamman on Lion vahanam |
Sri Vinayagar Urchavam | Night | Sri Vinayagar on Mooshiga vahanam |
First day festival | Morning | Panchamoorthis Silver Vimanam |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Mooshigam, Peacock, Adhikara Nandi, Hamsam small Rishaba Vaganam. | |
Second day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekara vimanam Sun Crescent mount. |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Silver Indra vimanam etc. | |
Third day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar vimanam, Naga vaganam |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Simha vaganam, Silver Anna vaganam etc. | |
Fourth day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar vimanam, Naga vimanam |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Silver Karpagavritcham, Silver Kamadhenu vaganam and other silver vaganams. | |
Fifth day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar, Mooshigam Mirror Rishaba Vaganam |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Silver Moohigam, Silver Peacock, Big Silver Rishaba Vaganam display | |
Sixth day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar, Mooshigam, Silver Elephant, 63 Nayanmars vimanams. |
Night | Panchamoorthis Silver car, Indra vimanam and other Silver vimanams. | |
Seventh day festival | Morning | Panchamoorthis Maharahams between 5.30 a.m. and 7.00 a.m. in Viruchaga Lagnam Ratha Roganam Vadam. |
Night | Panchamoorthis reach Asthana Mandapam from the car. | |
Eighth day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar, Silver vimanam |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Horse vaganam etc. | |
Ninth day festival | Morning | Sri Vinayagar, Sri Chandrasekarar, Mirror Vimanam. |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Kailasa vaganam, Kamadhenu vaganam etc. | |
Tenth day festival | Morning | Udayathpurvam 4O Clock Barani Deepam |
Day | Bramhatheertham Theerthavari | |
Evening | At 6 p.m. Panchamoorthis on golden vimanams, Jyothi Swarooba Maha Deepam. | |
Night | Panchamoorthis, Golden Rishaba Vaganam etc. | |
First day Theppal | Night | At 8 p.m. SriChandrasekara Thappal -- Sri Abithakusambal with Sri Arunachaleswarar Giripradhakshanam |
Second day Theppal | Night | At 8 p.m. Sri Parasakthi Amman theppal |
Third day Theppal | Night | At 8 p.m. Sri Subramaniar theppal |
Sri Chandikeswarar Utsavam | Night | Sri Chandikeswarar Utsavam, Silver Vaganam. |