Festivals
are celebrated to commemorate some bygone events of supreme
significance that ushered in memorable eras of peace and
prosperity in the land, by persons of extraordinary intellectual
brilliance or spiritual eminence. People keep in remembrance
of certain momentous moments and honor the illustrious people
instrumental for establishing Jagatkalyan. It is but natural
that they turn out to be days of great rejoicing consuming
incalculable sums of money and materials.
These gala days knit mankind together and give occasions
for solidarity among them. They are of course, inaugurated
first in heaven and man being created in the image of the
highest God is emulating the ennobling tradition since the
down of intelligence. The numerous Jayanthis, Vardhanthis
etc. of both Gods and humans stand in testimony of this
all commendable tradition.
Every temple celebrated certain days held dear to the Archamurthi
together with those responsible for building and expanding
of the temple, wherein the adorable murtiabides and displays
his powers for making his children progress on righteous
path. Here in this temple, many kinds of periodical celebrations
take place. Why the temple calendar is over crowded with
big red dots indicating the innumerable auspicious days
of the temple. Though every day is a festival day here with
various kinds of programs and offering of sevas to the lord,
certain days are deemed very auspicious and they draw lakes
of devotees from far and near, when the whole hill metamorphoses
into Bhulokaswarga.
Of
the gala days, Panguni Uthiram, Thaipoosam, Kandasasti,
Agni Nakshatram take precedence over the rest of days, like
Vaikasi Visakam, Thai Amavasya, Tamil New Year day, Margali
Masa Special sevas ect,.
All
the festivals are celebrated with matchless devotional fervor,
when the whole town overflows with yatris causing insurmountable
hardships to temple authority and Government. Each major
festival has certain special ritualistic prayer services
that mark it out from there.
