‘Adi Thirukalyanam’ celebrations begin with holy flag-hoisting at Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple
‘Adi Thirukalyanam’ begins at Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram on Monday.
| Photo Credit: L. BALACHANDAR
The ‘Adi Thirukalyanam’ celebrations commenced with the hoisting of the holy flag at the famous Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple here on Monday.
The 17-day-long festival, which concludes on August 14, began with the spatikalinga puja and sayaratchai puja from 4 a.m. onwards. Special pujas were held and aarathis taken on the occasion.
The HR&CE officials said that the deity was taken on procession with the temple elephant ‘Ramalakshmi’ on the lead. At around 9 a.m., the holy flag was hoisted at the golden ‘kodimaram’ at the Navasakti Mandapam.
The Adi month celebration comprises Thiruvilakku puja on August 2, Adi Ammavasai on August 4 and the car festival, Adi Tapasu and Thiruoonjal among others would be performed during the festival.
A large number of devotees witnessed the flag-hoisting ceremony. The Thirukalyanam would be conducted on August 9.
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