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Daily
Worship: Seven worship services are carried out each day here. The day
commences with the Viswaroopa darisanam in the morning. The concluding
worship service involves a procession of the deity in a golden palanquin
in the temple and the palliyarai sevai.
Panguni Uttram is
celebrated for 10 days as the annual Bhramotsavam. This festival is
celebrated only at Tiruvavinankudi in the foothills to Muthukumarar the
festival deity here.The Ther Thiruvizha is held on the last day of this
festival. Offerings of Kaveri water brought from Kodumudi
by thousands of devotees in kaavadis are made to the deity.
Agni Nakshathram is
celebrated in the month of Chittirai and Vaikaasi.During this time,
thousands of pilgrims circumambulate the hill. Vaikaasi Visaakam is
celebrated for 10 days.
Skanda sashti is
celebrated for 7 days. Soorasamharam is enacted on the last day of this
festival in which both Chinna Kumarar the festival image of the hill
temple and Muthukumaraswami of Thiruvavinankudu participate.
Kaartikai Deepam is
celebrated for 10 days. In addition Kaartikai asterism in each month is
celebrated with a procession of a golden chariot in the hill temple. Thai
poosam is also celebrated for 10 days here.
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