Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Karthikai Deepam and Tiruvannamalai Kovil Festival


Today it is Kovil Thiru Karthigai and Thiru Annamalai Deepam. This festival is celebrated mainly in TamilNadu. The festival is celebrated on Poornima ( full moonday) of the tamil month Karthigai. This year Karthigai thepa thiruvila Oil lamps of all shapes and sizes are lit all over the house and the front yard in the evening. Karthikai Deepam is one of the oldest festivals celebrated by the Tamil people.



Karthigai festival in Tiruvannamalai hills is very famous. On Karthigai day, a huge fire lamp is lit up on the hill, visible for several kilometers around the hill. The fire (dheepam) is called Mahabharanidheepam, Hindu devotees visit here and pray to god Shiva.

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