Uyyakondan Thirumalai Temple – Festivals
The
temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis.
The temple rituals are performed four times a day; Kalasanthi at
8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at
12:00 a.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m, and Arthajamam at
9:00 p.m. Each ritual comprises four steps: abishekam (sacred bath), Alankaram (decoration), neivethanam (food offering) and Deepa aradanai (waving of
lamps) for Ujjevanatha Swamy and Anjanakshi.
There
are weekly rituals like Somavaram (Monday) and Sukravaram (Friday),
fortnightly rituals like Pradosham, and monthly festivals like Ammavasai (new
moon day), Kiruthigai, Pournami (full moon day) and Sathurthi. The nine-day
Brahmotsavam during the Tamil
month of Masi and
Shivaratri are the most important festivals of the temple.