On the morning after the lighting of the Mahadeepam, the Gods perform girivalam of the Arunachala Hillround roadway. There are only two times the Gods perform such a girivalam; the first time in the calendar year is during the Thiruvoodal Festival, and the second time is during the Arunachala Karthigai Deepam Festival . . . always in the morning of the 11th day i.e. day after lighting of the Arunachala Mahadeepam.
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| Panchamoorties going through the streets of Tiruvannamalai |
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| The Gods constantly stop to receive their devotees and for aarti to be performed |
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| The Panchamoorties are pulled around the 14km Girivalam roadway, stopping frequently |
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| The idols stopping outside the gates of Ramanashram |
Beautiful that the Gods go round the Hill to give darshan to old and sick people that can't travel to the Temple.
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