2013 Aadi Thirumeni Thirumanjanam - July 19 - Aug 23rd, 2013

Post date: Jun 15, 2013 10:32:02 AM

Aadi Utsavar Tirumanjanam celebration is scheduled at Vaduvur Kothandaraswamy Temple between July 19th - August 23rd, 2013. It is only during this time, the Kavacham is removed from Utsavar for the Thirumeni sevai as in the photo. Click here for 2012 photos and videos

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Thirumanjanam is a compound Tamil word Thiru + manjanam, meaning expression of reverence to the divine (thiru) by offering a ceremonial bath (manjanam) to the deities in the Sri Vaishnavite temples in South India. In Sanskrit it is called abhishekam or maha-abhishekam that literally means anointing, consecrating by water and other substances of unction. It is part of the formal worship pooja offered in Hindu Temples.

Typically In this ritual that is usually a visual treat for the worshippers when with the recitation of grand Vedic hymns, various special substances, referred

to as dravyas, are poured on the deity. The common dravyyas in order are:

• Gandha thaila (scented oil)

• Pancha gavyam (purification by a special five elements)

• Pancha-amritha (mixture of milk, yogurt, fruits, ghee & honey)

• Grtiha (ghee)

• Payas (milk)

• Dadhi (curd/yogurt)

• Madhu (honey)

• Sharkara or ikshurasa (sugar or sugar cane juice)

• Jambeerasa naarikela (lime juice, and coconut water)

• Gandhodakam (water perfumed with sandalwood paste)

• Mangalodakam (water with turmeric powder)

• Sahasra dhaara (a shower bath using a plate having thousand small holes)