Deepavali purappadu 2013 at
Thiruvallikkeni - Sri Parthasarathi Swami
Deepavali ‘the festival
of lights’ is always enchanting – an occasion to wear new clothes, eat sweets,
burst crackers, be with friends and relatives – a festivity which brings
enjoyment…. – the festival was grandly celebrated all over the country. One might hear that ‘enthusiasm towards fireworks is going
down; spiralling prices have forced
people to buy less of firecrackers; the
pollution awareness is swaying public away from crackers and the like……….’ some
cynics might even try to suggest that interest is waning away. In today’s context, at some places, people get glued to the
cinemas and other special programmes the multitudes of TV channels present….
Thiruvallikkeni, the
abode of Lord Venkada Krishnar is different – it boasts of the Temple sung by 3
Azhwars ~ innumerable days of festivals; crowds thronging to have darshan of
Lord Parthasarathi inside the Temple, and more gathering to have His darshan
during the ‘thiruveethi purappadus’.
Every year, Deepavali
would coincide with the 10day uthsavam of Swami Manavalamamunigal, the Great
ACharyar of Srivaishnavism, the Acharyar propogated Thennacharya
Sampradhayam. Generally it would be 4th or 5th day
of the Uthsavam and this year it was day 5 of Sri Manavala Mamunigal Uthsavam.
On 2nd Nov
2013, on the grand Deepavali day at 06.30 pm, there was the Periya mada veethi
purappadu of Sri Parthasarathi Swami beaming His resplendent splendor. If
you enjoy Sri Parthasarathi with simple decoration having a single garland –
you relish Him fully – again, when you see Him ornate with most beautiful
choicest jewels, He outshines all the jewels that adorn him.
For Deepavali, He was
adorned with so many jewels which shone beautifully in the lighting provided by
fireworks. The purappadu in the mada veethis took very long hours – ‘hundreds of 10000 wallahs,
; latest fireworks that dazzle in the air’ – all provided entertainment for the
thousands who accompanied the Lord in His purappadu ….. as residents of
Thirvallikkeni celebrated Deepavali and
bustled with one another to have a glimpse of His darshan. It was
indeed very grand, sound, wonderfully lit Deepavali, for the Lord by his
bakthas.
Here are some photos
taken during the purappadu
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Num Swamy Manavala Mamunigal
SRi Parthasarathi Swami
the scene near Allikkeni gopuram ~ it was more in other streets too..
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