Sri Azhagiya Singar Yanai vahana Aesal 2026

Thiruvallikkeni Aani Brahmothsavam 2026

Sri Azhagiya Singar Yanai vahana aesal

: https://youtu.be/NdODlMRtNBc

Yoga Narasimha !! - “Narasimha-vapuḥ Śrīman Keshava Puruṣottama”

 

யோக நரசிம்மரே, எனக்கு பயமற்ற நிலையும் மன அமைதியும் அருளும்.

“Narasimha-vapuḥ Śrīman Keshava Puruṣottama”

 

“Oh Lord Narasimha, O resplendent Keshava, O Supreme Lord.”  The Narasimha-vapuḥ invocation is  more than name the deity; it highlights Narasimha as Sriman Narayanan’s fierce, protective form and frames the prayer as a plea for refuge, courage, and victory over obstacles.  The phrase is powerful as it combines a specific avatara name with a theological title: “vapuḥ” points to the divine form, while “Śrīman Keshava Puruṣottama” anchors Narasimha within the full identity of Vishnu as the auspicious supreme person. This makes the line both a praise of the avatara and an affirmation of Vishnu’s total supremacy.  

           Yoga Narasimha signifies the same divine Narasimha power, but in a calm, meditative form: strength held in stillness, protection joined with inner discipline, and ferocity transformed into composure. This yogic posture  is associated with serenity, meditation, and the power to overcome inner obstacles as well as outer threats  

On day 5 of Aani Brahmothsavam [29.6.2026], Sri Thelliya Singar gave darshan as Yoga Narasimha and blessed devotees.

Sri Azhagiya Singar Nachiyar thirukkola purappaadu 2026

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Nachiyar thirukkola purappaadu 2026

https://youtu.be/B9tuT-mfx1w

(voice of  child prodigy Master  Suriyanara)

Sri Azhagiya Singan - Chandra Prabhai pathi ula 2026

 

மயர்வற நம் மனத்தே மன்னினான் - திருவல்லிக்கேணி ஸ்ரீ தெள்ளிய சிங்கன்

மயிற்பீலி, அணிகலன்கள், மலர் மாலைகள், குருவி வேர் என பற்பல அணிந்து

அற்புத சேவை சாதிக்கும் அவசரம் - 4ம் நாள் சந்திர பிரபை பத்தி உலா

அற்புத அல்லிக்கேணி  அழகன் -  ஆனி ப்ரஹ்மோத்சவம் 2026

Sri Azhagiya Singar Chandra Prabhai and Moon !!!

 

Alignment of Celestial and Symbolism of Moons.

Sri Thelliya Signar Chandra Prabhai purappadu

 

The waxing gibbous Moon present, perhaps watching from the sky – the  Chandra Prabhai Vahana purappadu, as Sri Azhagiya Sinar  blesses devotees beneath the night sky. 

A celestial moon above, and the symbolic Chandra Prabhai below—both celebrating the Lord's divine radiance.

 

Please note – this is a composite (collage) image. [ChatGPT edited] Chandra Prabhai was filmed as it aligned with Western gopuram; the  Moon was photographed separately, from the same location and on the same night, and has been artistically composited into the scene, placed exactly where it was seen when photographing the  purappadu. 

As usual look forward to your feedback / comments.

 
Adiyen Srinivasa dhasan
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar
28.6.2026

Thiruvallikkeni Sripadham kainkaryabarargal 2026

 

Thiruvallikkeni Sripadham  kainkaryabarargal 2026

(not all of them – as they assembled outside Gangaikondan mandapam this morning 2806.2026)

Sri Azhagiya Singar Hamsa vahanam ~ the celestial connect

 

"விண்ணும் மண்ணும் ஒன்றாய் களிக்கும் திருவிழா."

 

In the ongoing Aani Brahmothsavam of Sri Azhagiya Singar, today is day 3 and in the evening it was Hamsa vahanam.  Took this photo as Sri Thelliya Singar purappadu on Hamsa vahanam had just crossed the Western Gopuram at Thiruvallikkeni, with the moon right on top.

 

Under the watchful moon and amidst countless devotees, the Lord graces the streets in all His glory. Every step is a blessing; every chant, an offering. 

When the heavens lend their moon, the temple its light, and devotees their shoulders, a procession becomes a celebration of faith.  

It is waxing phase and couple of days towards Full Moon (Pournami) – the sky was dark probably with rain-bearing clouds and Moon was a bit hazy.  This is a photo taken with Pixel Pro 8 as I tried to capture Sripadhamthangis (the bearers); people around; Hamsa Vahanam with Sri Azhagiya Singar, Triplicane Gopuram, dark sky and .. .. Moon !!   

The photograph perhaps  tells three stories at once:

•        The heavens – the moon watching over the festival.

•        The temple – represented by the illuminated gopuram.

•        The devotees – carrying the Lord through the streets.

 

For sure, most of us try to focus deep on Perumal and have a beautiful close-up picture – this captures the relationship between the divine, the temple, and the community. 

As could be deciphered, this  photograph has three distinct layers, which makes it visually interesting. 

·       Upper layer – the sky :  moon sitting high on purappadu; Clouds providing a natural spotlight and perhaps there is a Planet or Star – is that Jupiter !! below the moon.  

·       In the middle layer, there is the   illuminated gopuram emerging between the two ceremonial umbrellas.

·       Lower layer has the beautiful Golden Hamsa vahanam with Perumal – around it – Sripathamthangigal, Battacharyargal, devotees and more.   

However, the  Moon has neither the shape nor clarity .. .. the  bright "flare" or glowing patch around the moon is not entirely a camera defect. It is a combination of  thin clouds passing over the moon; moonlight scattering through the moisture in clouds, giving a soft glowing halo; high dynamic range; focus on Perumal creating lens flare and there was bright floodlight too.   

Interesting ! look forward to your feedback … thanks to ChatGPT for the editing and detailing part.

 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
27.6.2026

 

Simha kolam

 

Special at Thiruvallikkeni – Simha Vahanam for Narasimhan 

– Sri Thelliya Singar.

 

Kolam in front of vahana mandapam - A lion face insignia   symbolizes strength, leadership, courage, or royalty.

Sri Azhagiya Singar Garuda Sevai 2026

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Garuda Sevai 2026

 

In the grand Brahmothsavam, each Vahanam, every purappadu has its  own charm, yet, if one were to ask the most majestic and most crowd-pulling ones,  it would be Thiruther and Garuda vahanam. !!  .. .. ..  The Brahminy kite  is considered to be the contemporary representations of Garuda; Indonesia adopts a more stylistic approach depicting a Javanese eagle (being much larger than a kite).  Well,  Eagle is far different than the Brahminy Kite !! 

Moving away,  Mexico’s main national symbol is the coat of arms: a golden eagle perched on a prickly pear cactus, with a snake in its beak and talon. It appears in the center of the national flag, which is one of Mexico’s other key national symbols. 

The Aztec were a Nahuatl-speaking Mesoamerican people who built a powerful empire in central Mexico before the Spanish conquest. More precisely, many of them called themselves the Mexica, and “Aztec” is the later broader label used for their civilization. Tenochtitlan was their great capital city, founded around 1325 on islands in Lake Texcoco. It became one of the largest and most impressive cities in the Americas, with canals, causeways, temples, and a huge population, and its ruins now lie beneath modern Mexico City. 

The Brahminy kite and the Aztec eagle are both powerful bird symbols, but they come from very different cultural worlds. The Brahminy kite is an actual bird in South and Southeast Asia, often linked in Hindu tradition with Garuda and auspicious presence, while the Aztec eagle is primarily a mythic-national symbol tied to the Mexica founding legend and war identity.   The Brahminy kite is a real raptor species, scientifically Haliastur indus, and it is widely recognized in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and nearby regions. The Aztec eagle is not a specific zoological species in the same way; it is a symbolic eagle image central to Aztec iconography and later Mexican identity.

In Hindu and related regional traditions, the Brahminy kite is often treated as an earthly reflection of Garuda, the divine bird and Sriman Narayanan’s vehicle, and it can carry auspicious or sacred associations. In Aztec mythology, the eagle is associated with divine destiny, sovereignty, and the founding sign of Tenochtitlan, where the eagle became a state symbol rather than a bird linked to a single avian species.  The Tenochtitlan founding legend says the Mexica were told to keep traveling until they saw a eagle perched on a cactus, often shown devouring a serpent, and that spot would be their new city. That omen was said to appear on an island in Lake Texcoco, where they founded Tenochtitlan in 1325, the city that later became Mexico City.  

The eagle was a divine signal from Huitzilopochtli, the Mexica god of sun and war, confirming they had reached the destined place. In later Mexican symbolism, the image came to stand for national origin, identity, and continuity from the Aztec past. For the Aztec, Tenochtitlan was not just a capital; it was the sacred center of their world. The founding legend of the eagle sign helped make the city’s origin story powerful and enduring, and that imagery still appears in Mexico’s national symbols today.

எம்பெருமானுக்கு எப்போதும் கைங்கர்யம் செய்யும் கருடாழ்வார் பெரிய திருவடி என சிறப்பிக்கப்படுகிறார்.  அழகான பட்டு உடுத்திய கருடனின் மீது பெருமாள் எழுந்து அருளும் கருட சேவை மிக அழகும் கம்பீரமும் நிறைந்தது.   கருடன், காச்யபர் என்கிற மகரிஷிக்கும் வினதைக்கும் பிறந்தவர்.  'வினதை சிறுவன்' என பெரியாழ்வார் மங்களாசாசனம்.  வினதையின் மற்றொரு புதல்வன் அருணன், சூரியனுக்கு தேரோட்டி.   

கஸ்யபருக்கும் வினைதைக்கும்  கருடன் மிக்க பலசாலியாகவும்  , தன் விருப்பப்படியே நினைத்த உருவெடுக்க வல்லவனும், நினைத்த இடத்திற்குச் செல்ல தகுந்தவனும், நினைத்த அளவிற்கு சக்தியைப் பெருக்கிக் கொள்ளத் தக்கவனும், காந்தி மிக்கவனும்,  நெருப்புக் குவியல் போன்ற ஒளியுடன் பிரகாசமாக பிறந்தான்.  மின்னலைப் போன்ற பார்வையுடனும், யுக முடிவின் நெருப்புக்கு ஒத்த காந்தியுடனும், இருந்த அந்தப் பறவையானவன் (கருடன்), பிறந்தவுடனேயே வேகமாக வளர்ந்து, உருவத்தைப் பெருக்கிக் கொண்டு வானத்தில் பறந்தான்.  

In the ongoing Aani Brahmothsavam for Sri Azhagiya Singar  at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam today  27^th June 2026     is the third day – a very important day ~ it is  Garuda Vahanam for Sri Thelliyasinga  Perumal.  Garuda is depicted as having the golden body of a strong person, has a white face, wings,  prominent beak, wears a crown – massive, strong – and more than anything else – ever devoted to Sriman Narayanan, carrying Him on his shoulders all the time. His devotion and being close to Emperuman all the time – Garuda, is admired as ‘PeriyaThiruvadi’.  

Brahmothsavam is a grand festivity – each day it is different Vahanam, and Perumal has classy alankarams … on Garuda vahanam day, thousands gather early in the morning to catch glimpse of the Lord as he comes out of the gate (Gopura vassal darsanam). (around 5.30 am)   On Garuda Sevai day, people from far and away come to the temple, offer vasthram (new clothes), place before Lord cocoanut, fruits & other offerings and have darshan of Lord in Garuda vahanam.  It is a day of masses ~ teeming crowds, chanting the name of Lord SrimanNarayana, offering him everything including hundreds of vasthrams – all roads would read Madaveethis as people rush to have darshan of Lord on Garuda and enjoy the aesal and other festivities.  

The streaming bakthas had the pleasure of His darshan and here are some photos of Garuda Sevai purappadu.      At 05.30 am, people waited to have the glimpse of Lord coming out of western Gopuravasal, then there was grand aesal – and after halt at   Gangaikondan mandapam,  purappadu resumed by 8 am and concluded around 10.15 am.  

adiyenSrinivasadhasan 
Mamandur Veeragalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Garuda vahana aesal 2026

 

Sri Thelliya Singa Perumal Garuda sevai aesal 2026

:  https://youtu.be/mSY8DD1wOcQ

Garuda Sevai 2026 - Sri Azhagiya Signar - Nadaswara innisai

 

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Garuda sevai 2026. Chittoor Devarajulu & co innisai

:  https://youtu.be/QwtubtjTGbY

பிறையெயிற்று அனல் விழிப் பேழ்வாய் - Sri Azhagiya Singa Simham 2026

 

பிறையெயிற்று அனல் விழிப்  பேழ்வாய்

 

திருமங்கை மன்னன் திருவல்லிக்கேணி பெருமாளை மங்களாசாசனம் செய்த வார்த்தைகள் :   பிறை நிலவைப் போன்ற கூர்மையான பற்களை உடையவர்;  நெருப்புப் பொறியைக் கக்கும் (கோபமான) கண்களை உடையவர்; பிளந்த (பெரிய) வாயை உடையவர்.  

இங்கே சிம்ஹம்தான் அப்படி கோபமாக உள்ளது !!  எம்பெருமான் தெள்ளியசிங்கன் சாந்த ஸ்வரூபனாக, அழகிய சிங்கனாக சிம்ஹ வாகனத்தில் சேவை இன்று !!      26.6.2026

 

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Simha vahana pathi ula 2026

Sri Azhagiya Singar Simha vahana pathi ula 2026

https://youtu.be/mKNaeGY98SI

Sri Thelliya Singar Sesha vahana purappadu 2026

 

Sri Azhagiya Singar Aani brahmothsavam 2o26

Sesha vahana purappadu

:  https://youtu.be/hDw7hGg6C4Q

art of Kolam passed on to Gen Z

 

Kolangal - when students are ready, Teacher arrives

Sri Azhagiya Singar - Pullankuzhal kannan sarruppadi 2026

 

Of the many musical instruments -  Flute is divine.  The greatest of all musicians is of course the divine Flautist Lord Krishna – who mesmerized everyone as He grew up in Gokul.

At Thiruvallikkeni – Sri Thelliya Singan as the divine flautist – Pathi ula to Punnai kilai vahanam this evening [25.6.2026] Aani Brahmothsavam 2026

 

அழகான கோலத்துடன் அழகிய சிங்கனுக்கு வரவேற்ப்பு 2026

 

 

அழகான கோலத்துடன் அழகிய சிங்கனுக்கு வரவேற்ப்பு 

திருவல்லிக்கேணி கங்கைகொண்டான் மண்டபம் முன்பு 

ஸ்ரீ தெள்ளியசிங்கர் ஆனி ப்ரஹ்மோத்சவம் 2026

அல்லிக்கேணி அழகிய சிங்கனும் அருளிச்செயல் கோஷ்டியும் 2026

 

அல்லிக்கேணி அழகிய சிங்கனும் அருளிச்செயல் கோஷ்டியும்

25.6.2026

Senai Muthaliyar angurarpana purappadu 2026

Sri Azhagiya Singar Aani brahmothsavam 2026

- Senai Muthaliyar  angurarpana purappadu

:  https://youtu.be/GJ5bMcUoM7w

Aani PUnarvasu 2026 ~ as long as the hills remain and streams add life !!!

 

Aani punarvasu ~ Thiruvallikkeni Sri Ramar purappadu 2026

 

A great day today –  17.6.2026  Aani Punarvasu  – siriya mada veethi purappadu of Sree Ramapiran with Sitadevi and Lakshmana at Thiruvallikkeni divyadesam.     June 17 is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 197 days remain until the end of the year.

 

திக்குநிறை புகழாளன் தீவேள்விச் சென்றநாள்; மிக்கபெருஞ் சபைநடுவே வில்லிறுத்தான் 

Sri Rama, is the supreme Lord.  Sage Viswamaitra took him away from the kingdom with the permission of Dasaratha, for protecting his yagnas.  The mighty warrior (though at a very young age) who had visited the forests to protect the seer’s fire-sacrifice, was taken to Mithila -  broke the bow of the world-famous Janaka in the great assembly of princes. 

The Mithila kingdom (also called the Videha kingdom) was an ancient South Asian kingdom famous in Hindu mythology as the birthplace of Sita (Lord Rama’s consort) and the realm of King Janaka.   Mithila is also known as : Videha, Tirhut, Tirabhukti, Mithilanchal.  King Mithi was the legendary founder-king of the Videha Kingdom and the first king titled Janaka in the Janaka Dynasty of Mithila. He was born to King Nimi - by churning (mathana) his father Nimi's lifeless body after sage-influenced death; name derived from "manthan" = churning.  His other names were : Mithijanaka (born from father), Videha (born of Nimi, a Videha), Janaka (self-born/"one who is his own father").  His title signifies the First king titled Janaka; all subsequent Videha kings adopted this title 

King Nimi invited sage Vashishtha for a yagna but died before it. The rishis churned Nimi's lifeless body, and from this mathana emerged Mithi as a new life. This miraculous "self-born" prince ascended the throne, continuing his father's legacy.   King Mithi is so revered that the kingdom's name Mithila derives directly from him, and he is considered the progenitor of the Janaka dynasty that ruled for centuries until Videha's annexation by Magadha in 468 BCE. 

Long before European couples began their ritualised retreats of the “honeymoon”, the newlyweds of Mithila in Bihar were already immersed in something far richer, more textured, and deeply communal — the celebration of Madhu Shrawani. Not merely a ritual, but an emotional initiation into married life, it spanned a fortnight, imbued with song, devotion and an intimate understanding of nature’s rhythms.  This festival is a lyrical confluence of folk music, art, and worship, celebrating the “sweetness” — madhu — of the first monsoon month, Shrawan. It once served a powerful social purpose: to help new brides, often entering patriarchal households, find their footing, build confidence, and weave social connections in unfamiliar surroundings. It was as much about emotional anchoring as it was about ritual observance. 

The roots of Mithila’s cultural tapestry stretch back over 3,000 years to the late Vedic period (1100-500 BCE), intertwined with the legacy of King Janak and the mythic resonance of the Ramayana. Over centuries, this region has nurtured a civilisation rich in literature, art, and ceremonial depth.   

The complete history of Sri Rama from His birth to Pattabishekam has been celebrated grandly in tinseldom too.  Sampoorna Ramayanam is an epic film made in 1958 directed by K Somu, featuring NT Rama Rao and Sivaji Ganesan – TK bagavathi as Ravna - with musical score by KV Mahadevan (great songs).  The film is the complete Ramayana. It begins at Ayodhya on Solar dynasty’s present ruler Dasharatha. He is perturbed as childless so he conducts Putrakameshti on ordinance of Sage Vashishta,  – the film was remade again in 1971 with Sobhan babu in lead role and SV Rangarao as Ravana. 

Lord Rama descended on earth for the purpose of upholding righteousness and rewarding virtue. His life is the subject of The Ramayana. Rama lived the life of perfection and responsibility exhibiting glorious traits of wisdom and conscientiousness. The greatest Ithihasam ‘Sri Ramayanam’ accurately depicts without an iota of exaggeration,  the life and journey of the immortal Maryadha purush -  In the epic, His glory is described by Sage Valmeeki as : 

यावत्स्थास्यन्ति गिरयस्सरितश्च महीतले । तावद्रामायणकथा लोकेषु प्रचरिष्यति ॥

yāvatsthāsyanti girayassaritaśca mahītale |

tāvadrāmāyaṇakathā lokeṣu pracariṣyati || 

~  that as long as the hills remain and streams add life by their flow on earth, so long shall the true story of Rāma prevail.  **

Today, 17th June 2026 is Aani punarvasu – and there was purappadu of Sri Rama Piran, Sita piratti and Lakshmana – inside in the main mandapam,  Kulasekara Alwar, Mudaliandan and Swami Embar were seated nearer.  There was rendition of ‘Perumal Thirumozhi’ of Kulasekara azhwar.  Here are some photos of the purappadu. 

Mithilā is one of the most significant pilgrimage sites in Jainism too. Apart from its association with Mahavira, it is associated with some  Tirthankaras.  Now the World is talking about Universal Baby boss -  young kid from Mithila region. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,  born on 27 March 2011 in Tajpur, a town in the Samastipur district of the Mithila region of Bihar.  He is set to don India colours and make an indelible impression most likely on 1^st July at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.

 
adiyen Srinivasa dhasan.
Mamandur Veeravalli Srinivasan Sampathkumar