Kairavini karaiyinile - திரு அல்லிக்கேணி குளக்கரையோரம்: Thiruvallikkeni Thai Pusam purappadu

26^th 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……..

26^th 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.