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SrImatyaI GoDayaI Nama:

Today (24 july) thiruvadipooram celebrations would be in full
swing at Srivilliputtur.On earlier occasions of thiruvadipooram
(98 & 99) i had penned some of my memories of the festivities in 
srivilliputtur,in this post i wish to add some thoughts on the
events which occur before the thEr purappadu takes place.I have put up
a consolidated writeup on this festival at

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/7673/festivals/adither.html


Thiruvadipooram is the 9th thirunal in the 10 day annual
Adi Brahmotsavam .On the 8th Thirunal the poompallaku sevai
is held which continues late into the Night.Thayar Sri 
Andal will sight the ThEr for the first time during this sevai.
Usually around 4 am in the morning Sri Andal and Sri Rangamannar 
will mount the ThEr to the divine chanting of mantrams.This timing
is very important.When the Divya Dampathis mount the ThEr the
pooram star should be in asendence-this determines the
date of occurence/observence of thiruvadipooram.Usually
there is a large bhagavatha goshti during this occasion.After
pujai,Sri Andal and Mannar majestically seated on the thEr give
darsanam to all Bhagavathas.This darsanam starts around 5 am

Those who have visited Srivilliputtur would have noticed the 
thEr on the roadside almost touches a mandapam.The amaippu of the
thEr is such that a few feet below the level of the wooden floor
on the thEr where the simmasanam of the divya dampathis is tied 
-there is a small space to do a pradakshinam of the divya 
dampathis. This circular space almost matches with the height of
the top floor of the mandapam.(this small circular path on the
thEr is approximately 35 feet above the ground) The madapam roof
and this paricular level on the thEr are connected by few planks 
and bamboo sticks are tied on the sides.

The darsanam starts from around 5 am.By around 6/6:30 am there is
a long queue which stretches upto the mandapam gate below.Moving in
a single file one reaches the thEr after crossing the plank and is 
allowed to have a darsanam for a few seconds , complete the 
pradakshinam and come out. It is a great sowbhagyam to have such
an early darsanam of Thayar and Perumal in the morning and receive
their Aaseervadhamas(kungumam is given to all devotees) on this
sacred day.A partition is made over the planks to facilitate the entry
-darsanam-pradakshinam -exit in a single file.Karpoora aarathi is 
shown frequently.This darsanam is allowed only upto 7:30/8 am 
depending on the starting of the thEr purappadu.Usually some sweet 
like kesari or sakkarapongal will be prepared on this day and
served along with breakfast in most of the homes in Srivilliputtur.
As i write this the ThEr must have made the first turn into the
katcheri theru by this time(9:45 IST)

Let us pray for the Nithya SrI and Nithya Vaibhavam of the 
Divya Dampathis to continue in all glory for all the times to come

SrI Andal SamEtha Sri Rangamannar thiruvadigale saranam

adiyen Ramanuja dasan
Venkat S Iyengar









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