Tuesday, July 24, 2018

Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani – Festivals

Sangameshwarar Temple, Bhavani – Festivals
13 days 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.