Maha Deepam revives festive fervour in Tiruvannamalai
Arthanareeswarar being taken out in a procession amid a sea of devotees on the occasion of Karthigai Deepam festival at the Arunachaleswarar Temple in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday.Registering a footfall of over 40 lakh visitors, Maha Deepam revived the festive mood in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday. Thousands of devotees chanting ‘Arunchaleshwara’ marked the day-long puja that culminated in the lighting of the ‘Maha Deepam’ atop the Annamalai Hills at 6 p.m. on Sunday, the last day of the Karthigai Deepam festival.
The day unfurled with a puja, followed by the lighting of the ‘Bharani Deepam’ at 4 a.m. the temple.
