‘Pandhakaal’ ceremony for Sri Thyagaraja Aradhana performed at Thiruvaiyaru
The Hindu
The ‘pandhakaal’ installation ceremony for the 178th ‘aradhana’ of saint composer Sri Thyagaraja was held at Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district on Sunday.
The ‘pandhakaal’ installation ceremony for the 178th ‘aradhana’ of saint composer Sri Thyagaraja was held at Thiruvaiyaru in Thanjavur district on Sunday.
The annual Thyagaraja Aradhana festival at Thiruvaiyaru will be held from January 14 to 18. Special abhishekam and deeparadhana were performed to the idol of Sri Thyagaraja. The trustees of the Thyaga Brahma Mahothsava Sabha Chandrasekara Moopanar, Suresh Moopanar and others participated in the event.
The festival starts with mangala isai and inauguration on January 14 evening followed by musical concerts. The main event is on the ‘Pushya Bahula Panchami’ day on January 18 when musicians will render the pancharathna kritis of Sri Thyagaraja at his ‘samadhi’ on the banks of the Cauvery at Thiruvaiyaru. It was on ‘Pushya Bahula Panchami that Sri Thyagaraja attained samadhi.
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