#KarthigaiDeepam
The Lighting of oil lamps at sunset on the full moon day in the month of Karthigai is an ancient practice which is followed from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari. The idea in lighting the deepam is that every person who sees the light and every living creature, worm,
The Lighting of oil lamps at sunset on the full moon day in the month of Karthigai is an ancient practice which is followed from the Himalayas to Kanyakumari. The idea in lighting the deepam is that every person who sees the light and every living creature, worm,
insect, bird, beast or plant, on which the lustre of the deepam falls, will be suffused with the presence of God and will be blessed by Him. Our prayer at that time is
Sarve Janas Sukhino Bhavantu
(May all the people in the world be Happy)
Bonfires are lit in temples on this
Sarve Janas Sukhino Bhavantu
(May all the people in the world be Happy)
Bonfires are lit in temples on this
night so that its blaze can be seen from a great distance around and God’s grace may descend on all those who behold it. The Annamalai deepam at Tiruvannamalai is seen for miles around. This is actually a 10 day festival, beginning with Uthiradam (star) day in Karthigai month in
the temple and culminates in the Bharani Deepam on the eve of Karthigai (star) day atop the hill. A very huge lamp which is a huge brass vessel filled with ghee and butter with an equally enormous wick – is lit at 6 pm when the full moon emerges from the east. Lakhs of people all
around the hill watch the emergence of Lord Shiva as Jyotirlinga to the tune of ‘Om Arunachaleswaraya Namaha’ chanted loudly by everyone. It is significant as the Karthigai Deepam festival is observed in both Shaivite and Vaishnavite temples, as there is the ‘avahana’ or dwelling
in the light of both Damodara and Tripurantaka, illustrative of the non-difference of Shiva and Vishnu.
In Hinduism ‘Punya Kalas’ represent periods of planetary conjunction of a nature beneficial to one and all. Karthigai Deepam is one such sacred conjunction of planets, namely
In Hinduism ‘Punya Kalas’ represent periods of planetary conjunction of a nature beneficial to one and all. Karthigai Deepam is one such sacred conjunction of planets, namely
the conjunction of full moon and ‘Kritika Nakshatra’ which occurs only once a year in the month of Karthigai. May we light the lamps in our homes at the Punya Kaala and get the blessings of the Almighty🙏🏻
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam🙏🏻
Sarvam Sri Krishnarpanam🙏🏻
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