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Theru 2014: Day 1 Photos

Shared by Anantha Narayanan on May 11, 2014

10th May 2014

Photos from Day 1 of Theru Festival in Thirunellai. Photo courtesy: +Lakshmi Narayanan

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Poorna Pushkala Sametha Hariharaputra swamy

Poorna Pushakala Sametha Hariharaputhra Swamy, the deity in our village. (Hariharaputhra with Poorna and Pushkala)

Lord Hariharaputhra (Son of Hari [Lord Vishnu] and Haran [Lord Shiva]) or Lord Ayyappa. The devotees of Ayyappa call him by several favorite names that include, Dharmashasta (one who established Dharma), Manikanta (born with a bell on the neck) etc.

This picture is uthsavamoorthi (festival idol) decorated with flowers and taken in theru (wooden cart) and taken through out the village as part of annual 9 day celebration.

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Flag hoisted for Theru 2014

It is the time of year we villagers are in festive mood. The stage is set, the flag is hoisted. Today is first day of nine day long celebrations.
Wishing everyone a happy theru 2014.

Theru is the main festivals in Tamil Brahmin Agraharams/Villages in Palakkad. The festivals in villages in Palakkad town start with Kalpathy village and culminates with Thirunellai village's theru festivals.
Flag hoisting/Kodiyettam in Thirunellai is done during month of Chithira/Medam, Uthram star. Uthram star should be present during night time for the kodiyettam. Kodiyettam will be done only on night time.
The day in which kodiyettam is performed will be Day 1 and until Day 9 every day Ayyappa swamy will come to the gramam in theru. For the 10 days the celebrations are termed as Vasanthothsavam.
The festival is organized to promote unity among the villagers, for celebrating the love to their village deity. This festival is considered to be done to please the deity of the village and in order to g…

Avani Avittam 2017

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Thirunellai Gramam Sthala Mahathmyam

Palakkad Thirunellai Gramam, Sri Chandrikapuri, Ayyappa Swamy Kovil Sthala Mahathmyam (History)

Asmadkuleswaram devam mohinisha sutham prabhum
Sri chandrikapuri natham swayambuvamaham baje.

Ila nadi thate ramye swayam hariharatmaja
bayovanakya the kesmin aaviraseecha kerale.

Sri chandrikapuri praanthe saasthakshethre manohare
sri poorna pushkalabyaam pathneebyaam saharaajathe

Aalayayeladwala virajethe poorva paschimayordishi
viprai rathyushitho gramaha thayor madhye virajathe

Dwadashapdeshu karyamsyaad aalayasya naveekrithihi
noshedsannidhya haanisyaadhu janaamsha subham baved;

punaha prathishta karthavya sarvairabhi mahajanaai
aikamathyena karthavyam ashtabandhana karmacha

avasyam karma karthavyam vaikaana samitham matham
sarva sowkyakaramnroonam aayuraarogyatham baved.

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