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TamilnaduTempleFestivals
82 festivals found.
āḍip pèrukku
Karka (कर्क) māsa, sidereal
Offer naivedyam of citrAnnam
kapālī aṟupattu mūvar
The Arupathumoovar festival, celebrated on the eighth afternoon of the Panguni festival at the Kapaleeshwarar temple, is a grand …
kapālī bhūtaṇ bhūtakī
Bhūtaṉ-Bhūtakī procession — a folk vāhana depicting Śiva's gaṇas — during the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni Brahmotsavam, seven …
kapālī cavuḍal vimāṉam
Cavuḍal vimāṉam vāhana procession during the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni Brahmotsavam, five days before Tirukkalyāṇam.
kapālī pallakku vil̤ā
Pallakku vizhā (palanquin festival) during the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni Brahmotsavam, four days before Tirukkalyāṇam.
kapālī sūrya candra vaṭṭam
Sūrya-candra vaṭṭam (sun-and-moon disc vāhana) procession during the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni Brahmotsavam, eight days before …
kapālī tèppotsavam 1
First day of the teppotsavam (float festival) at the Kapālīśvarar temple, Mylapore, held the day before Taippūcam; the deities are …
kapālī tèppotsavam 2
Second, principal day of the teppotsavam (float festival) at the Kapālīśvarar temple, Mylapore, coinciding with Taippūcam.
kapālī tèppotsavam 3
Third and concluding day of the teppotsavam (float festival) at the Kapālīśvarar temple, Mylapore, held the day after Taippūcam.
kapālī viḍaiyāṟṟi niṟaivu
Conclusion (niṟaivu) of the viḍaiyāṟṟi (valedictory send-off) rites, marking the end of the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni …
kapālī viḍaiyāṟṟi tòḍakkam
Commencement (toḍakkam) of the viḍaiyāṟṟi (valedictory send-off) rites at the Kapālīśvarar temple, beginning on the day after …
kaṟpagāmbāḻ–kapālīśvarar tirukkalyāṇam
Mīna (मीन) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Pūrṇimā, at चन्द्रोदयः
madhurai mīṉākṣī koyilil kal yāṉaikku karumbu koḍutta līlai
Every year, on Pongal day, there is a unique festival celebrated in the Madurai Meenakshi temple, to commemorate a unique …
mayilai vèḻḻīśvarar brahmotsavam
Vṛṣabha (वृषभ) māsa, sidereal
Enactment of restoration of eyesight of Shukracharya.
mīnākṣī aśva vāhanam
Rous Peter, a British collector who administered Madurai from 1812-1828, was known for his deep respect for the Meenakshi temple. …
mīṉākṣī tirukkalyāṇam
Meṣa (मेष) māsa, sidereal, Uttara Phalgunī nakṣatra, at मध्याह्नः
naṭarājar āṉi tirumañcaṉam
Mithuna (मिथुन) māsa, sidereal, Uttara Phalgunī nakṣatra, at प्राक्तनारुणोदयः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं जटाधरं पार्वति-वामभागम्। सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपं चिदम्बरेशं …
naṭarājar cittirai oṇam mahābhiṣekam
Meṣa (मेष) māsa, sidereal, Śravaṇa nakṣatra, at साङ्गवः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं जटाधरं पार्वति-वामभागम्। सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपं चिदम्बरेशं …
naṭarājar mahābhiṣekam 2
Siṃha (सिंह) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Caturdaśī, at सूर्यास्तमयः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं जटाधरं पार्वति-वामभागम्। सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपं चिदम्बरेशं …
naṭarājar mahābhiṣekam 3
Kanyā (कन्या) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Caturdaśī, at प्राक्तनारुणोदयः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं जटाधरं पार्वति-वामभागम्। सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपं चिदम्बरेशं …
naṭarājar mahābhiṣekam 6
Kumbha (कुम्भ) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Caturdaśī, at सूर्यास्तमयः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं जटाधरं पार्वति-वामभागम्। सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपं चिदम्बरेशं …
tiruccèndūr āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā niṟaivu
Siṃha (सिंह) māsa, sidereal, Viśākhā nakṣatra, at प्रातः
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the final …
tiruccèndūr mācit tiruvil̤ā niṟaivu
Kumbha (कुम्भ) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Pūrṇimā
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##10##m nāḻ—ter
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the tenth …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##11##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the 11th …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##2##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the second …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##3##m nāḻ—murugaṉ bhavaṉi
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the third …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##5##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the fifth …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##6##m nāḻ—vèḻḻit ter bhavaṉi
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. This marks the sixth day of the festival, when there is a …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##7##m nāḻ—cigappu cātti alaṅkāram
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the seventh …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##8##m nāḻ—paccai cātti alaṅkāram
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the eighth …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā ##9##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the ninth …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā 4m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the fourth …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ āvaṇit tiruvil̤ā tòḍakkam òr kòḍiyeṟṟam
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Avani each year is very special. The festival is conducted for twelve days. This marks the first …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##10##m nāḻ—ter
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##2##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##3##m nāḻ—murugaṉ bhavaṉi
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##4##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##5##m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##6##m nāḻ—vèḻḻit ter bhavaṉi
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##8##m nāḻ—paccai cātti alaṅkāram
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā ##9##m nāḻ—taṅga kailāca vāhaṉam
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā 7m nāḻ
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ mācit tiruvil̤ā tòḍakkam
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tiruccèndūr murugaṉ tèppam
The Tiruchendur Brahmotsavam of Masi each year is very special, wherein all the three temple chariots are dragged and the festival …
tirunèlveli nèllaiyappar nèllukku veli kaṭṭiya līlai
Makara (मकर) māsa, sidereal, Aśvinī nakṣatra, at सूर्योदयः
In the ancient town of Tirunelveli, a devout worshipper of Bhagavan Shiva named Vedabhattar performed daily rituals for Bhagavan …
tirunèlveli nèllaiyappar patra dīpa tiruvil̤ā
Makara (मकर) māsa, sidereal, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Amāvāsyā
vaikāci viśākham
Vṛṣabha (वृषभ) māsa, sidereal, Viśākhā nakṣatra, at मध्याह्नः~(त्रेधा)
Special puja for Subrahmanya Swami in temples. Birth of Subrahmanya Swami. Worship Him with red flowers.
varagūr uṟiyaḍi utsavam
Varagur, nestled on the banks of the Kudamurutti River (`kuDamuruTTi`), a tributary of the Kaveri, is a quaint village steeped in …
आकाशदीप-समापनम्
End of a month long offering of Akasha Dipam.
आर्द्रादर्शनम्
Dhanu (धनु) māsa, sidereal, Ārdrā nakṣatra, at प्राक्तनारुणोदयः
कृपासमुद्रं सुमुखं त्रिनेत्रं सदाशिवं रुद्रमनन्तरूपम्। जटाधरं पार्वतिवामभागं चिदम्बरेशं …
उमा-कपालीश्वर-दर्शनम्
Umā-Maheśvara darśanam, when Karpagāmbāḷ and Kapālīśvarar are presented together for devotees' darśana on the day after …
कपालि-वृषभ-वाहनम्
The Rishabha Vahanam festival is also part of the larger Panguni Utsavam at the Sri Kapaleeswarar Temple in Mylapore, Chennai. It …
कपालीश्वर-ध्वजारोहणम्
Dhvajārohaṇam (ceremonial flag-hoisting) marking the commencement of the Kapālīśvarar temple's Paṅguni Brahmotsavam, nine days …
कपालीश्वरयात्रा
Tēr (temple chariot) festival — the principal car procession of Karpagāmbāḷ and Kapālīśvarar — three days before Tirukkalyāṇam.
कपाल्यधिकार-नन्दी
The Adhikara Nandi festival a special day within the larger Panguni Utsavam, the 10-day annual festival celebrated at the Sri …
कर्कट-कार्त्तिक-पूजा
Karka (कर्क) māsa, sidereal, Kṛttikā nakṣatra, at सूर्यास्तमयः
Special puja for Subrahmanya Swami in temples.
कुम्भमाघोत्सवः
Kumbha (कुम्भ) māsa, sidereal, Maghā nakṣatra, at मध्याह्नः~(त्रेधा)
कृत्तिकावैषाखोत्सवः
Vṛṣabha (वृषभ) māsa, sidereal, Viśākhā nakṣatra, at मध्याह्नः~(त्रेधा)
Special puja for Subrahmanya Swami in temples. Birth of Subrahmanya Swami. Worship Him with red flowers.
कैशिक-द्वादशी
Read `kaizika purANam` on this day. Special celebrations in Thirukurungudi Divya Desham Temple.
चिदम्बरे कैलास-वाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे ध्वजारोहणम्/पञ्चमूर्ति-रथोत्सवः
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे नटराजस्य राजसभायां महाभिषेकः
मौलौ गङ्गा-शशाङ्कौ करचरणतले शीतलाङ्गा भुजङ्गाः वामे भागे दयार्द्रा हिमगिरिदुहिता चन्दनं …
चिदम्बरे भिक्षाटन-स्वर्णरथः
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे मुत्तुप्पल्लक्कु
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे रजत-ऋषभ-वाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे रजत-गजवाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे रजत-चन्द्रप्रभ-वाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे रजत-भूत-वाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे रथोत्सवः
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
चिदम्बरे स्वर्ण-सूर्यप्रभ-वाहनम्
The Brahmotsavam of Nataraja at Chidambaram happens specially around the Aani Thirumanjana festival each year, for ten days. On …
तिरुविशलूर् गङ्गाकर्षण-महोत्सवः
ईशे तस्य च नामनि प्रविमलं ज्ञानं तयोरूर्जितं प्रेम प्रेम च तत्परेषु विरतिश्चान्यत्र …
तिरुविशलूर् गङ्गाकर्षण-महोत्सव-आरम्भः
ईशे तस्य च नामनि प्रविमलं ज्ञानं तयोरूर्जितं प्रेम प्रेम च तत्परेषु विरतिश्चान्यत्र …
तिरुविशलूर् गङ्गाकर्षण-महोत्सव-समापनम्
Kārtika (कार्तिक) māsa, Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa Amāvāsyā, at अपराह्णः
ईशे तस्य च नामनि प्रविमलं ज्ञानं तयोरूर्जितं प्रेम प्रेम च तत्परेषु विरतिश्चान्यत्र …
तुला-कावेरी-स्नान-समापनम्
End of Tula Kaveri Snanam. Also known as `kaDaimugam`.
तुला-कावेरी-स्नानम्
षट्षष्टिकोटितीर्थानि द्विसप्तभुवनेषु च। केशवस्याऽऽज्ञया यान्ति तुलामासे मरुद्वृधम्॥
तृशूर् पूरम्
Meṣa (मेष) māsa, sidereal, Pūrva Phalgunī nakṣatra, at रात्रिमानम्
Thrissur Pooram is Kerala's most spectacular temple festival, celebrated annually at the Vadakkunnathan Temple in Thrissur during …
मकर-पुष्योत्सवः
Makara (मकर) māsa, sidereal, Puṣya nakṣatra, at रात्रिमानम्
मकर-श्रवण-कार्त्तिकोत्सवः
Makara (मकर) māsa, sidereal, Kṛttikā nakṣatra, at सूर्योदयः
महा-अन्नाभिषेकः
Tulā (तुला) māsa, sidereal, Śukla Pakṣa Pūrṇimā, at सूर्यास्तमयः
महामाघोत्सवः
कुम्भराशौ सूर्ये सति, खे विपरीतदिशि मघासु च चन्द्रमसि सति पर्वेदम्। एतादृशे दिने …
मीनोत्तरफाल्गुनोत्सवः
Mīna (मीन) māsa, sidereal, Uttara Phalgunī nakṣatra, at मध्याह्नः~(त्रेधा)