Purattasi
sanikkizhamai – sri azhagiya singar purappadu at thiruvallikkeni divyadesam : 2016
Today 17th Sept 2016 was born the month of
Puratasi ~ the tamil month of Purattasi has a pride of
place. Devotees throng Vishnu temples, especially
Tirupathi. In this month, there will be the annual Brahmothsavam at
Tirupathi. All the Saturdays of this
month are treated as holy days.
In some homes, there is the practice of ‘Maavilakku’ ~ lighting a lamp on rice flour
richly added with jaggery, ghee, placed in a form reminiscing the holy
Thirumala hills and the Lord of the Seven Hills – Srinivasa. People firmly believe that Thirupathi Balaji
visits every home when such lamp is lit.
Devotees in large numbers visit Thiruvallikkeni
Divyadesam. Every Saturday of the month of Purattasi, there will be
Periya maada veethi purappadu of Lord Azhagiya Singar. Today at
Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam, being the 1st Saturday
of Purattasi, there was grand Purappadu.
Purattasi is also the time for 9 day Navarathri
celebrations. This year Mahalaya Amavasai is on 30th
Sept and Navrathri festival starts on 16th day
of Purattasi [2nd Sept 2016] During Navarathri, there will be
purappadu of Vedavalli Thayar inside the temple. Here are some photos taken
during the Azhagiya Singar purappadu today.
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
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