Thursday, March 29, 2007

dhEva dhEva mahishi

The above is the picture taken before purappAdu on Panguni Uththiram 8th day celebrations March, 30th. Sri Nilamangai thayar in Saraswathi thirukOlam.

lOkE vanaspathibruhaspathi thArathamyam yasyA: prasAdhapariNAma mudhAharanthi |
sA bhArathI bhagavathI thu yadhIyadhAsI thAm dhEvadhEvamahishIm sriyamAsrayAma: || - KooratAzhwAn, SrI Sthavam, 9

Sri Nilamangai Thayar - Panguni Uththiram 5th Day

The above picture is taken before purapAdu. Sri Nilamangai Thayar during 5th Day VyAya-Panguni Uththiram Festival on 27-03-07. Thirumangai Azhwar performs mangalAsAsanam on thAyar in the following pAsuram as follows:
yEnathinuruvAgi nilamangaiyezhil koNdAn
vAnathilavar muRaiyAl magizhnthEththi valangoLLa
gAnaththin kadalmallaith thalasayanath thuRaiginRa
gn~Anaththin oliyuruvai ninaivAren nAyagarE | Periya Thirumozhi 2.6.3.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Unjal Sevai

Sri Nilamangai thAyAr in Unjal sEvai during Panguni Uththiram 5th day Festival.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Sri VimAna Vasudevar ThirukOlam - TheppOtsavam

Sri Ulaguiyya NinRAn with ubaya nAchimArs in VimAna vAsudevan thirukOlam during theppOtsavam before purappAdu at vAhana mandapam on 02 March evening.

Theppam

Sri PerumAl inside theppam during TheppOtsavam at PundarIka Pushkarini on 02-03-07

Garuda sevai - Masi Theerthavari

The next day after theppOtsavam, Perumal in Garuda vAhanam after sAththupadi before purappAdu. This picture is taken inside vAhana mandapam during the early hours of theerthavAri festival. Please click to enlarge the picture for wonderful Garuda Sevai.

Garuda Sevai after purappAdu

Garuda Sevai after purappAdu from vAhana mandapam. PerumAl after procession along mAdaveethi and other streets, enter along the coastal line for theerthavAri. The pAsuram of Thirumangai Azhwar goes like this:
"pEnAtha valiarakkar meliya anRu peruvaraith thOliRaneriththu anRu avuNarkkOnai
pooNAgam pilaveduththa pOrvallOnaip porukadalul thuyilamarntha pullUrthiyai
UNAgap peimulai nanchu unDAn thannai ulluvAr ullaththE uraiginRAnai
kANAthu thiritharuvEn kandukondEn kadipozhilsool kadalmallaith thalasayanaththE. || Periya Thirumozhi 2.5.7 ||

Pinnazhgu during Garuda Sevai

Sri PerumAl pinnazhagu during Garuda Sevai on TheerthavAri Utsavam. Watch our His elegant style of seating on Garuda vAhanam! Perhaps enjoying with two eyes isn't sufficient. Please click on image and enlarge the picture for beautiful view.

Perumal during TheerthavAri

Sri PerumAl after ride along the streets and coastal line, now ready for theerthavAri. This picture is taken when Sri Ulaguiyya NinRAn resting on the shore of "artha sEthu" for theerthavAri. Please click and enlarge to view His beautiful charming face!

Thirumanjanam before theerthavAri

Before TheerthavAri at "arththa sEthu", Thirumanjanam is performed to ChakrathaAzhwar infront of Sri Perumal in Garuda Vahanam. This picture is taken while santhana thirumanjanam is performed to ChakrathAzhwar.

chakrathAzhwar after theerthavAri

ChakrathAzhwar after theerthavAri coming up to the sea shore.

After TheerthavAri

BhagavathAs taking holy dip in "Artha sEthu" after theerthavAri on 03-03-07.