'Panthakkal' ceremony for Deepam festival on Sep 16

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Press Trust of India Tiruvannamalai (TN)
Last Updated : Sep 11 2015 | 5:48 PM IST
The 'Panthakkal Muhurtham' ceremony, signifying a ritual inaugural for preliminary preparations for the annual Karthigai Deepam festival, would be held at the the famous Sri Aruchaleshwara Temple here on September 16.
Panthakkal Muhurtham would be held at the Sri Sambantha Vinayaka shrine in the temple premises on September 16 between 6.05 am and 7.25 am, Joint Commissioner of the temple R Senthilvelavan said in a release.
The fortnight-long Karthigai Deepam festival, which attracts a large number of devotees from far and wide, would be held between November 13 and 29, the release said.
The highlight of the celebrations is the lighting of the "Maha deepam" atop a hillock near the temple. This year the deepam festival would be held on November 25.
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First Published: Sep 11 2015 | 5:48 PM IST

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