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The shores of Tiruchendur witnessed a oversea of people, arsenic lakhs of devotees gathered astatine the Subramaniya Swamy temple successful Tiruchendur for the Soorasamharam lawsuit held connected Monday.
Among the six abodes of Lord Murugan, Tiruchendur, the 2nd abode is renowned for the Kanda Sashti festival, which attracts lakhs of devotees each year. This year’s festival began connected October 22. Its cardinal lawsuit is Soorasamharam, which happens connected the sixth day. The lawsuit involves Lord Jeyanthinathar slaying the demon Soorpadhman, which symbolises triumph of bully implicit evil.
On Monday, the temple doors opened astatine 1 a.m., which was followed by peculiar pujas, including Viswaroopa dharshan and Udhayamarthanda abishekam. Around 6 a.m. pujas astatine yaagasala began, wherever Lord Jeyanthinathar arrived for the rituals. After 1 p.m Lord Jeyanthinathar, successful the chariot arrived astatine Shamugavilasa Mandapam, with an accompaniment of accepted euphony and devotional hymns.
By 2 p.m., abishekam and different rituals were performed for Lord Jeyanthinathar astatine the Thiruvaduthurai Adheenam’s Sashti Mandapam. By 4.30 p.m, Lord Jeyanthinathar successful a warrior signifier appeared successful Tiruchendur seashore to slay demon Soorpadhman. This twelvemonth to chants of “Vetrivel Muruganukki Arohara; Veeravel Muruganukku Arohara” filled the seashore. After the event, devotees took a beatified dip successful the oversea and ended their fasts.
Following Soorasamharam, Lord Jeyanthinathar, on with goddesses Valli and Deivayanai, were taken to the Santhosha Mandapam, wherever Deeparadhana was performed.
Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Minister P. K. Sekarbabu, HR&CE Commissioner P.N. Sridhar, Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath, and different officials were present. In presumption of the accomplishment of a ample fig of devotees, astir 4,300 constabulary unit were deployed arsenic portion of information arrangements. The arrangements were supervised by ADGP (cyber crime) Sandeep Mittal, South Zone IG Prem Anand Sinha, Tirunelveli scope DIG Santosh Hadimani, and Thoothukudi SP Albert John.
