Namakkal Anjaneyar Temple – Festivals & Religious
Practises
The
temple priests perform the pooja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. The
temple rituals are performed four times a day: Kalasandhi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikala
Poojai at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m.,
and Arthajama Pooja at 8:45 p.m. Each ritual has three
steps: Alangaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering)
and deepa aradanai (waving of lamps) for the presiding deities.
There
are weekly, monthly and fortnightly rituals performed in the temple. The temple
is open from 6:30 am - 1:00 pm and 4:30 - 9:00 pm on all days except during
festive occasions when it has extended timings. The major festivals of the
temple is the fifteen day Panguni Uthiram festival celebrated during the Tamil month of Panguni (March - April) when
the image of presiding deities are taken around the streets of the temple.
In
modern times, the Namakkal district administration has identified the temple as
one of the prominent tourist attractions in the district. The temple is
maintained and administered by the Hindu Religious and Endowment Board of
the Government of Tamilnadu.
Festivals:
·
New Year
in April (Chithirai)
·
Telugu
New Year
·
Vaigasi Visagam
(April – May)
·
Aadi -
18 in August
·
Aadi
Pooram Sri Namagiri Thayar in swing
·
Aavani Pouthira
Urchavam (September)
·
Sri
Narasimmar Jayanthi (September)
·
Sri
Krishna Jayanthi (Sep - Oct)
·
All 4
Saturdays in Puratasi (Sep - Oct)4
·
Navarathri
Urchavam (Oct)
·
Vijayadasami
·
Karthigai
Dheepam in December
·
Hanuman
Jayanthi in Margali (On full moon day in Margali Moolam star)
·
Special
poojas in full month of Margali
·
Vaigunda
Ekadasi (Special pooja for lord Aranganathar)
·
Harvest
Festival (Pongal) in January
·
Varuda
Urchavam in Panguni
