Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani – Festivals
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Car festival in the Tamil Month of Chithirai (April-May) is the most famous
festival attracting lakhs of devotees. This temple attracts large devotees on Adi
Perukku day, Amavasya’s (especially Thai Amavasya) & eclipse days. Devotees
from other states would be large in numbers during November and December months
corresponding to Tamil Karthikai and Margazhi. Also, special pujas are
performed to the Lord and Goddess on English and Tamil New Year days, Pongal
and Deepavali days. There will be heavy crowd during new moon days and 18th of
Adi Tamil month (July-August).
Vaikasi
Visagam, Aadi Pooram, Vinayagar Chathurthi, Aavani Avittam, Varalakshmi Vratham,
Gokulastami, Krishna Jayanthi, Navarathri, Skanda Sashti, Aippasi Annabishekam,
Karthikai Deepam, Somavaram, Gowsiga Ekadesi, Vaikunda Ekadesi, Thaipusam,
Shivarathri, Masi Magam, Rama Navami, Panguni Uthiram, Monthly Kiruthigai, Thiruvilakku
Pooja on every Friday at Amman Temple, Special poojas for Amirthalingam and Sahasralingam
at New moon day are the festivals celebrated in this Temple.
Daily Komatha
Pooja (Cow Pooja) is performed by temple priest, at that time sweet
pudding i.e.; (Pongal, banana etc.) are given to temple cow. This is performed
daily for the welfare of the worshippers in the mundane (world). It is a
religious belief that the pooja gives wealth to all. All Hindu gods and
goddesses are dwelled in the parts of cow. Pradosha Nandhi Abishekam is done at
the evening time of every Trayodashi (13th day of full moon (or) new moon),
large scale of abisheka is performed by the priest.