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After 17 years, the mahakumbhabhishekam of the Sri Ekambareswarar Sametha Kamakshi Amman temple, considered 1 of the pancha bhutha sthalas (temples for 5 elements) in Kancheepuram was held aboriginal connected Monday, with thousands of devotees witnessing the event.
Holy h2o brought from assorted ineffable rivers was poured connected the kalasams atop the gopurams and vimanams amid the chanting of mantras at 5.45 a.m. Abhishekam was performed for each the deities successful the temple analyzable including Elavarkuzhali Amman, Vikatachakra Vinayakar, Mavadikkndhar, and Sri Nilathunda Perumal (a Divya Desam) at 6.30 a.m.
Seers of the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Sri Vijayendra Saraswati Swamigal and Sathya Chandrasekarendra Saraswati Swamigal, Dharmapuram Aadheenam Sri la Sri Masilamani Desika Gnanasambanda Swamigal, and different mutt heads were contiguous connected the occasion.
In the run-up to the consecration, special homams and pujas were performed astatine the yagasala. Repairs were carried retired astatine a full outgo of ₹29 crore, taking attraction not to change the practice structures successful immoderate manner. A chariot covered with sheets of golden was offered to the deity connected Sunday.
The Lingam successful the temple, 1 of the oldest and largest Shiva temples in Kancheepuram, is called Prithvi Lingam and considered to correspond the world element. The presiding deity is named after the mango tree, Eka Amra, which is inactive connected the premises.
According to R. Gopu of the Tamil Heritage Trust, saints, including the Nayanmars Appar, Sundarar, and Gnanasambandar, had sung astir the temple. The magnificent rajagopuram built by King Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagara Empire bears his inscription. It has a expansive 1000 pillared hall. The temple, located in the bosom of Siva Kanchi, is besides celebrated for the large corridors that spell around it.
