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Panguni Uthiram begins at Thiruavinankudi temple

Staff Reporter

Celestial wedding to take place on Thursday

— Photo: G. Karthikeyan

Holy start: Special poojas being performed to the temple flag at Thiru Avinankudi temple in Palani on Saturday.

PALANI: Hundreds of devotees witnessed flag hoisting ceremony held at Thiruavinankudi temple here on Saturday to mark the commencement of 10-day Panguni Uthiram festival.

Special aradhanas were performed to the dwajasthambam. Earlier, special pujas were performed to the main deity.

With the chanting of mantras and holy hymns, the temple flag was hoisted on dwajasthambam at an auspicious time in the morning.

Celestial wedding will take place on Thursday and holy car procession at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Pilgrims from various places have started thronging the hill temple with Theertha Kaavadis.

Cultural programmes will be organised on all days of the festival at the Kudamuzhukku mandapam near Padhavinayagar temple.

The hill temple sannadhi will open at 4 a.m. instead of 6 a.m. till March 24.

Already the district administration had expedited developed works in the temple town at an estimated cost of Rs.4.23 crore under Arubadai Veedugal development project.

Work on laying of cement and asphalt roads, toilet facilities, concrete flooring at central bus stand, establishing a new bus stand near Idumban tank and bathing facilities and dress changing room on the bank of the Shanmuga river were in progress, according to the Collector.

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