26th Jan 2013 was
special day for us, as it was combination of Thai Pusam and Embar
Satrumurai. On ‘Thai Pusam’ - Sri
Parthasarathi had periya maada veedhi purappadu in ‘Kaalinga Narthana
thirukolam’ accompanied by Sri Embar and Senai Mudalvar. For Saivaites – thai
poosam on pournami day is significant as it commemorates the birth day of
Murugan and the occasion when Parvati gave Subramanyar a spear for vanishing
the demon Soorapadman.
At Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam, traditionally on Thaipusam day, Sri
Parthasarathi visits Big Street – the long winding Veeraghava Mudali Street –
which now a days is more of a lane than a Big street…. This is the Uthsavam
where Perumal probably collects the harvest from His field. (kadhir aruthal).
Perhaps decades ago or
a Century ago, the junction of Big Street, Pycrofts road, might have
represented the end of the locality and perhaps the area thereafter could have been
rice fields………… now it is maze of buildings in small lanes and by-lanes where
people jostle for space. There was a
small pandal put up at the Junction where Perumal halted for a brief-while and
a reap of paddy was placed before the Lord, then at His feet. The rice grains so placed were distributed to
the devotees too……..
26th Jan
2013, being ‘Thai Punarvasu’ was the sarrumurai of Swami Embar and Embar also
accompanied Perumal Sri Parthasarathi. A
separate post has been made detailing Swami Embar.
Here are some photos taken during the purappadu at Thiruvallikkeni.
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan.
Sri Parthar
Kalinga Narthanam
Divyaprabandha
goshti
Senai
Muthalvar
Submission of
freshly harvested crop
See the
paddy crop at the feet of Lord Parthasarathi.
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