Annual Festivals
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Ceremonial Fiesta
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Tamil Month
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As per English Calendar
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Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar Jayanthi. Thirumanjanam to Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar on the Shravana -Thiruvonam nakshatram(star) day
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Avani |
August - September |
| Nav Rathri Festival Special Thirumanjanam on all Saturdays.
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Purattasi |
September - October |
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Anjaneya Jayanthi on Moola nakshatram day
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Margazhi |
December - January |
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Vaikunta Ekadasi Day- Sorgavasal (Paramapada Vasal)
opens for devotees.
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Margazhi |
December - January |
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Havan(Homam- Fire Ritual)
and Thirumanjanam for Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar
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Thai or Masi |
January – February
or
February - March |
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Anniversary (Avathara Utsavam) Havan and Thirumanjanam on the Uttara Bhadrapada (Uththirattathi) nakshatram day
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Vaikasi |
May – June |
| Thirumanjanam will also be performed on the thirunakshatram ( holy birth star day) of Nammalvar, Ramanujar, Thirumangai Alwar and Desikar. |
Ritual Remedy (Pariharam)
| Deity |
Day |
Ritual Remedy |
| Sri Perundevi Thayar |
Friday |
Archana with lotus flower
- Business would boom
- Debts would cease
- All fortunes would flourish
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| Sri Varadaraja Perumal |
Saturday |
Vishnu Sahasranama Archana
- Life and wellbeing would improve
- Present plan would be a success
- Employment opportunities
would increase
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Archana on the Rohini nakshatra day
- Barren married women consuming the butter prasad of this day would conceive in course of time
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| Sri Lakshmi Hayagreevar |
Wednesday & Thursday |
Archana with garland of cardamoms-
- learning and business would increase
- Taking in early morning, the honey that was offered to the deity at thirumanjanam would increase memory
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| Sri Garud |
Saturday |
Thirumanjanam to Sri Garud with milk and adorning the statue with red clothes and performing archana-
- All the hurdles created by Raghu , Kethu and Nagas would be removed and all prosperity would be attained
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| Sri Anjaneya |
Saturday & Sunday |
Thirumanjanam and decorating the deity with various garlands containing vada,lemon, tulsi, betel and flower –
- The unbroken shell with coconut for which the archana had been done
with turmeric and kumkum in the temple could be taken to the house and if puja is performed thereto daily the obstacles for marriage would be removed.
- Vennai Kappu
(Decorating the idol with butter) - Problems would peter out.
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