Veeratteswarar Temple, Vazhuvur – Festivals
10 day
Masi Magam festival with procession twice a day with Gaja Samhara on the 9th
day and Theerthavari on the 10th day in February – March which is the special
festival of the temple drawing huge devotee crowd. 3 days Margazhi Tiruvadhirai
in December-January; 10 days Purattasi Navarathri in September – October and
Mondays of Karthikai month in November – December are the other festivals
celebrated in the temple. Besides the above, Yantra Prathista puja is performed
each day. Theertha Prasad is offered to devotees on new moon days.
Poornima
– full moon day pujas, Aadi Pooram in July-August, Skanda Sashti in
October-November, Maha Shivrathri in February-March, Panguni Uthiram in
March-April and monthly Pradosha pujas Deepavali, Pongal, Tamil and English New
Year days are also the festive events in the temple drawing huge crowd. The Gajasamhara
festival in the months of February-March (Maasi) is very grand. It is a three
day (on the Pusam, Ayilyam and Magha Nakshatras) celebration, with the
actual Gajasamhaaram taking place on the evening of the second day.
