SREE ABHIDHAGUJAMBAL (UNNAMULAYAL) SAMETHA SREE ANNAMALAIYAR,
TIRUVANNAMALAI
PRADOSHAM AT TIRUVANNAMALAI
Ani thirumanjanam (June-July) is a festival celebrated in Siva temples with various abhishekams as Siva is a abhisheka priya. The human year is a day for the devas and tamil month Margazhi is the dawn for them and tamil month Ani is the evening for devas. The Siva temples normally have 6 kala poojas to correspond to this identification and thus the six periods of - Masi chathurthasi, Chithirai Thiruvonam, Ani Uththiram, Avani chathurthasi, purattasi chathurthasi and Margazhi Thiruvathirai are considered auspicious for the abhishekam and at annamalaiyar the urchavars after abhishekam are decorated and they bless the devotees and are taken in procession.
Ani Thirumanjanam procession
The legend has this account for the story- Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu entered into a controversy of who was supreme and they want Lord Siva to be the judge. Lord Siva told that who ever sees the crown and the feet of him is the winner and he transformed himself into a column of fire, touching heaven and earth. Vishnu took the form of a Boar/Varaha and digged deep into the earth to see the feet but accepted that he was not successful in seeing the feet. Brhama took the form a Swan and flew higher to see the crown of Siva. As he was doing that without success, he saw a thazhamboo falling supposedly from the crown of the Lord and asked it to be the witness for having seen the crown of Siva and thus lied to Siva that he had seen the crown. The thazhamboo flower falsely vouchsafed for Brahma to have seen the crown and Siva became angry and told that henceforth Brahma should have no temple on earth and that the Thazhamboo flower should not be used for his pooja. Also there is the belief that even one thinks of Tiruvannamalai he would get Mukthi or salvation.
Tiruvannamalai temple has 9 gopurams and 9 prakaras and the main gopuram is of 217 ft height. The temple covers an area of 25 acres. It has a massive 1000 pillar mandapam. Immediately on entrance to the temple, the sannidhi in which Arunagirinathar was blessed by Lord Subramanya can be seen and next is the Sivaganga theertham on the left and Pathala Lingam on the right. Arunagirinathar is from this place and sung his Thirupugazh here. On further proceeding, on the left again is the Brahama Theertham. Annamalaiyar Sannidhi faces east and goddess Unnamulayal also on the east. Before entering the amman sannidhi, red coloured Vijayaraghava Vinayagar gives darshan. Amman sannidhi is on the north-western side of the 3rd prakaram. On the outside prakara to Amman sannidhi, are the shrines of Vinaygar, Venugopalan, Lakshmi and Valli/devayanai sametha Subramanyar. By the side of the Dwajasthambam on the amman sannidhi, on the northern side is the shrine for Bhairavar, Chitraguptan and Navagrahas. As we come out of amman sannidhi, separate sannidhis of Pitari amman, ekambareswarar, chidambareswarar, Jambukeswarar and Kalahastheeswarar can be seen. The latter represent the other panchabootha sthalams.
Tamilnadu devotees follow the time for lighting the Karthigai Deepam based on the lighting at this temple on Karthigai day, known Thiruvannamalai Deepam. The deepam on top of the hill is on a cauldron with 3 to 4 tonnes of Ghee and can be seen from a distance of 20 kms. 5 large vessels in the tempe precincts are lit up to symbolise the 5 elements during this deepam festival. The event is widely covered by TV channels.
தேவார பாடல்கள் - திருவண்ணாமலை
திருஞானசம்பந்தர்
(பத்து பாடல்களில் மூன்று கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.)
பூவார் மலர்கொண்ட டியார்தொழுவார் புகழ்வார் வானோர்கள்
மூவார்புரங்கள் எரித்தஅன்று மூவர்க்கருள் செய்தார்
தூமாமழைநின் றதிரவெருவித் தொறுவின் நிரையோடும்
ஆமாம்பிணை வந்தணையுஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரே.
எனைத்தோரூழி யடியாரேத்த இமையோர் பெருமானார்
நினைத்துத் தொழுவார் பாவந்தீர்க்கும் நிமலருறை கோயில்
கனைத்தமேதி காணாதாயன் கைம்மேல் குழலூத
அனைத்துஞ்சென்று திரளுஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரே.
அல்லாடரவம் இயங்குஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரை
நல்லார்பரவப் படுவான்காழி ஞானசம்பந்தன்
சொல்லால் மலிந்த பாடலான பத்தும் இவைகற்று
வல்லாரெல்லாம் வானோர் வணங்க மன்னி வாழ்வாரே.
Temple Timings:
5 AM-12.30PM
3.30 PM-9.30 PM
TIRUVANNAMALAI
Tiruvannamalai can be reached from Vellore, Krishnagiri or Villupuram of Tamilnadu and is at a distance of 85, 145 and 65 kms respectively. It is 180 kms from Salem and 185 kms from Trichirapalli. The Hill is considered to be the Lord Arunachala and Girivalam on Full Moon day (Pournami) is considered very auspicious and special buses are operated by the Tamilnadu govt bus service to this place from all parts of Tamilnadu and Bangalore also. As per the ancient legends the Annamalai Hill was Agni during Krithayugam, was Manickam (Ruby) during Threthayugam, was Gold during Dwaparayugam and is a rock during Kaliyugam. On the request of Brahma and Vishnu, Lord Siva who was in the form of a fire column, took the form of Sivalingam at the foot of the hill , where the temple stands now. The temple represents Agni in the Panchabootha temples.
PRADOSHAM AT TIRUVANNAMALAI
Annabhishekam is done during tamil month of Aaipasi (Oct-Nov) in all Siva temples on the Full Moon day and a picture of the one done in Annamalaiyar temple on 29th October 2012:
Ani thirumanjanam (June-July) is a festival celebrated in Siva temples with various abhishekams as Siva is a abhisheka priya. The human year is a day for the devas and tamil month Margazhi is the dawn for them and tamil month Ani is the evening for devas. The Siva temples normally have 6 kala poojas to correspond to this identification and thus the six periods of - Masi chathurthasi, Chithirai Thiruvonam, Ani Uththiram, Avani chathurthasi, purattasi chathurthasi and Margazhi Thiruvathirai are considered auspicious for the abhishekam and at annamalaiyar the urchavars after abhishekam are decorated and they bless the devotees and are taken in procession.
Ani Thirumanjanam procession
The legend has this account for the story- Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu entered into a controversy of who was supreme and they want Lord Siva to be the judge. Lord Siva told that who ever sees the crown and the feet of him is the winner and he transformed himself into a column of fire, touching heaven and earth. Vishnu took the form of a Boar/Varaha and digged deep into the earth to see the feet but accepted that he was not successful in seeing the feet. Brhama took the form a Swan and flew higher to see the crown of Siva. As he was doing that without success, he saw a thazhamboo falling supposedly from the crown of the Lord and asked it to be the witness for having seen the crown of Siva and thus lied to Siva that he had seen the crown. The thazhamboo flower falsely vouchsafed for Brahma to have seen the crown and Siva became angry and told that henceforth Brahma should have no temple on earth and that the Thazhamboo flower should not be used for his pooja. Also there is the belief that even one thinks of Tiruvannamalai he would get Mukthi or salvation.
Tiruvannamalai temple has 9 gopurams and 9 prakaras and the main gopuram is of 217 ft height. The temple covers an area of 25 acres. It has a massive 1000 pillar mandapam. Immediately on entrance to the temple, the sannidhi in which Arunagirinathar was blessed by Lord Subramanya can be seen and next is the Sivaganga theertham on the left and Pathala Lingam on the right. Arunagirinathar is from this place and sung his Thirupugazh here. On further proceeding, on the left again is the Brahama Theertham. Annamalaiyar Sannidhi faces east and goddess Unnamulayal also on the east. Before entering the amman sannidhi, red coloured Vijayaraghava Vinayagar gives darshan. Amman sannidhi is on the north-western side of the 3rd prakaram. On the outside prakara to Amman sannidhi, are the shrines of Vinaygar, Venugopalan, Lakshmi and Valli/devayanai sametha Subramanyar. By the side of the Dwajasthambam on the amman sannidhi, on the northern side is the shrine for Bhairavar, Chitraguptan and Navagrahas. As we come out of amman sannidhi, separate sannidhis of Pitari amman, ekambareswarar, chidambareswarar, Jambukeswarar and Kalahastheeswarar can be seen. The latter represent the other panchabootha sthalams.
Tamilnadu devotees follow the time for lighting the Karthigai Deepam based on the lighting at this temple on Karthigai day, known Thiruvannamalai Deepam. The deepam on top of the hill is on a cauldron with 3 to 4 tonnes of Ghee and can be seen from a distance of 20 kms. 5 large vessels in the tempe precincts are lit up to symbolise the 5 elements during this deepam festival. The event is widely covered by TV channels.
தேவார பாடல்கள் - திருவண்ணாமலை
திருஞானசம்பந்தர்
(பத்து பாடல்களில் மூன்று கொடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.)
பூவார் மலர்கொண்ட டியார்தொழுவார் புகழ்வார் வானோர்கள்
மூவார்புரங்கள் எரித்தஅன்று மூவர்க்கருள் செய்தார்
தூமாமழைநின் றதிரவெருவித் தொறுவின் நிரையோடும்
ஆமாம்பிணை வந்தணையுஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரே.
எனைத்தோரூழி யடியாரேத்த இமையோர் பெருமானார்
நினைத்துத் தொழுவார் பாவந்தீர்க்கும் நிமலருறை கோயில்
கனைத்தமேதி காணாதாயன் கைம்மேல் குழலூத
அனைத்துஞ்சென்று திரளுஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரே.
அல்லாடரவம் இயங்குஞ்சாரல் அண்ணாமலையாரை
நல்லார்பரவப் படுவான்காழி ஞானசம்பந்தன்
சொல்லால் மலிந்த பாடலான பத்தும் இவைகற்று
வல்லாரெல்லாம் வானோர் வணங்க மன்னி வாழ்வாரே.
Temple Timings:
5 AM-12.30PM
3.30 PM-9.30 PM
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