{"id":2653,"date":"2017-12-01T13:37:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T13:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cholantours.com\/blog\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2026-02-17T07:26:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T07:26:34","slug":"thiruvannamalai-karthigai-deepam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cholantours.com\/blog\/thiruvannamalai-karthigai-deepam\/","title":{"rendered":"Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam deserves a special mention among the famous festivals of Tamil Nadu.\u00a0 Thiruvannamalai, the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu, celebrates this ten-day-long festival of lights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">First of all, Thiruvannamalai is one of the five temples for Lord Shiva representing the five cosmic elements. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Also, in Thiruvannamalai, Lord Shiva is present as a mountain and represents the cosmic element of <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fire. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">This year, the Karthikai Brahmothsavam has seen an exotic commencement.\u00a0 The festival has started with the elaborate rituals and ceremonies at the Thiruvannamalai temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tenth Day of the Festival:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The significant day of this Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam, where the rituals start at around four o\u2019clock in the early hours. And to mark the commencement of the \u201cPeriya Karthigai\u201d, the temple authorities lit the Bharani Deepam at the temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In addition, they arranged to place an unimaginably huge cauldron filled with ghee at the top of the Thiruvannamalai hills. The designated people make a wick using several hundred meters of cotton cloth, and finally, here comes the most exciting and sacred moment of Karthikai Deepam. The authorities and the lead priest climb the hills and light the lamp at around six o\u2019clock in the evening, whose light and glare radiate through a several-kilometre radius.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Most<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> noteworthy <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">information<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> is that thousands of devotees assemble to witness this mega event, where they feel the Lord\u2019s presence in the form of fire.<\/span> <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Light always brings a ray of hope <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">into<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> those <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">who are<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> in the dark.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Philosophically, we have to surrender ourselves at the feet of Lord Arunachaleswara. He will put all our sins into the fire and purify us. So, with this faith and belief, the devotees take the Lord around the temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">And the procession takes place in the golden chariot, which marks the grand conclusion of this ten-day-long Karthikai Brahmothsavam. Eventually, the devotees take back the blessings and the cherished memories from this vibrant sanctimonious place.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>South Tourism, is now merged with Cholan Tours, a leading Destination Management Company<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thiruvannamalai Karthigai Deepam deserves a special mention among the famous festivals of Tamil Nadu.\u00a0 Thiruvannamalai, the South Indian State of Tamil Nadu, celebrates this ten-day-long festival of lights. 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